在罗塞塔号造访后,欧洲南方天文台将其描述为“天空的一颗钻石”,因为在远处看它的外观和钻石非常相似,一极比较宽,而另外一极是比较尖。在宽的一极有一个直径2.1公里的大环形山,这使得天文学家感到困惑:很难想象这颗直径在5公里左右的小行星能在如此猛烈的撞击下能够保存下来。[6]科学家通过罗塞塔号拍摄的照片计算出小行星2867的尺寸是6.67 x 5.81 x 4.47公里。[2]
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外部链接
ESA website with photographs and animations of Šteins (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆)