Date: 1/08/2015 12:35:42
From: dv
ID: 755951
Subject: Radar images of near earth object
Peanut-Shaped’ Space Rock Flies By Earth – Radar Observations Video
Asteroid 1999 JD6’s nearest approach to Earth was ~4.5 millions miles away but it was close enough for radar images to be captured. The object is a “contact binary consisting of two lobes,” according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
The Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, California and the National Science Foundation Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia were used to capture the imagery.
http://www.space.com/30122-peanut-shaped-space-rock-flies-by-earth-radar-observations-video.html
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The headline is a bit misleading. It’s not really peanut shaped. It’s more like two jellybeans stuck together.