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A model for asteroid 216 Kleopatra, based on the paper 'A revised shape model of asteroid (216) Kleopatra' by Shepard et al., 2018.
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The shape is based on radar observations from Arecibo Observatory and star occultations between 1999 and 2017.
It's a highly elongated asteroid, possibly a contact binary, with two small moons discovered in 2008, recently named Alexhelios and Cleoselene.
Famously nicknamed "dog-bone" asteroid, this latest paper refines the previous acknowledged shape with more data.
Original source for revised radar shape: https://3d-asteroids.space/asteroids/216-Kleopatra
The texture applied it's an artistic representation, not necessarily depicting the real object.
It's a highly elongated asteroid, possibly a contact binary, with two small moons discovered in 2008, recently named Alexhelios and Cleoselene.
Famously nicknamed "dog-bone" asteroid, this latest paper refines the previous acknowledged shape with more data.
Original source for revised radar shape: https://3d-asteroids.space/asteroids/216-Kleopatra
The texture applied it's an artistic representation, not necessarily depicting the real object.