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951 Gaspra
951 Gaspra in Orbiter
Designation
Name	951 Gaspra
Reference body	Sun
Number of satellites	0
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch	2006
Semimajor axis (a)	330561273844 km (2.20966563439435 AU)
Eccentricity (e)	0.174161131041245
Inclination (i)	0.0715986858283037 radian (4.10230251664494°)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)	4.41948546253888 radian 253.2178645229°
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)	6.68046910673352 radian 382.762684983362°
Mean longitude (L)	7.27107229175727 radian 416.601754852207°
Rotational Elements
Sidereal Rotation Period	25530 seconds (7.09 hours)
Sidereal Rotation Offset	0
Obliquity	0 radians 0°
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius	7000 m
Mass	1×10<su>16 kg
Equatorial gravity	0.0136 m/s2
Escape velocity	0.0076 m/s
Gravity at surface	Gaspra 89% Sun 11%
Note	*Elements given are from 951 Gaspra.cfg file.

951 Gaspra is an asteroid orbiting close to the inner edge of the main asteroid belt. Discovered by Grigory Neujmin on 3 January 1886, it was named after Gaspra, a retreat on Crimea. Gaspra was visited by the Gallileo spacecraft in 1991 as it was enroute to Jupiter. Gaspra is an elongated potato shaped body.

Gaspra in Orbiter

951 Gaspra was first introduced to Orbiter with the release of MainBeltAsteroids051403 in 2003.

Note that the landing surface as given in the config file is spherical, but the visual of these bodies are not, if you land, you will likely be above or below the visual surface.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include 243 Ida and Dactyl
Add-on	Source	Version	Author	Type	Release Date	Compatibility	Wiki article
Main Belt Asteroids v1.0	O-F Resources	v1.0	Unknown OHM Addon Developer	Scenery	14 May 2003

Gallery

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  951 Gaspra from MainBeltAsteroids051403.zip in Orbiter 2002P3
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  Orbit of 951 Gaspra.