Asteroids Changing Brightness as They Rotate

A visualization showing how differently shaped asteroids reflect light as they tumble, resulting in different light curves. 

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RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA/R. Proctor

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Release date:June 23, 2025, 8:20 a.m.
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Duration:54 s
Frame rate:29.97

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