Smithsonian Planetary Image Facility

Asteroid Eros
The asteroid Eros, as viewed by the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft on November 30, 2000.

NASA/JPL/JHUAPL

Asteroid Mathilde
The asteroid Mathilde, as viewed by the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft on June 27, 1997.

NASA/JPL/JHUAPL

South Pole of the Asteroid Vesta
Vesta as viewed by the Dawn spacecraft.

NASA/JPL-Caltech/ UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA

Rheasilvia on the Asteroid Vesta
Perspective views of the Rheasilvia impact basin on Vesta, created from data from NASA's Dawn mission.

NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA/PSI

Asteroid Gaspra
This picture of asteroid 951 Gaspra is a combination of the highest-resolution morphology and color information obtained by the Galileo spacecraft during its approach to the asteroid on October 29,1991.

NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

Asteroid Ida and Dactyl
This is the first full picture showing both asteroid 243 Ida and its newly discovered moon (Dactyl) to be transmitted to Earth from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) Galileo spacecraft--the first conclusive evidence that natural satellites of asteroids exist.

Image courtesy of NASA/JPL