{"id":473,"date":"2008-09-09T11:04:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-09T09:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/steins_a_diamond_in_the_sky\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:28:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:28:37","slug":"steins_a_diamond_in_the_sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/de\/steins_a_diamond_in_the_sky\/","title":{"rendered":"Steins: Ein Diamant am Himmel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>Die ersten Bilder des Asteroiden Steins, die von den Instrumenten von Rosetta aufgenommen wurden, sind aus Rohdaten abgeleitet und haben spektakul\u00e4re Ergebnisse geliefert.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Der Asteroid Steins sieht aus wie ein Diamant am Himmel. Auf den Bildern sind mehrere kleine und zwei gro\u00dfe Krater erkennbar. Einer davon hat einen Durchmesser von 2 km, was darauf hindeutet, dass der Asteroid sehr alt sein muss.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"1200\" data-credit=\"ESA \u00a92008 MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS\/UPD\/LAM\/IAA&lt;br&gt;\/RSSD\/INTA\/UPM\/DASP\/IDA\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2008\/09\/Asteroid_Steins_A_diamond_in_space5\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2008\/09\/asteroid_steins_a_diamond_in_space5\/17870042-2-eng-GB\/Asteroid_Steins_A_diamond_in_space.jpg\" alt=\"Asteroid Steins: A diamond in space\"><figcaption>Asteroid Steins: A diamond in space<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Die Bilder haben die Gr\u00f6\u00dfe 50 x 60 Pixel, was ausreicht, um die Form des Asteroidenk\u00f6rpers und weitere Charakteristika zu zeigen. Auf den Bildern erkennt man eine Kette von Einschlagkratern, die von wiederholten Einschl\u00e4gen w\u00e4hrend der Rotation des Asteroiden stammen m\u00fcssen. Die Kette besteht aus etwa 7 Kratern. Um das Alter des Asteroiden festzustellen, wurde mit einer Z\u00e4hlung der Krater auf der Oberfl\u00e4che des Asteroiden begonnen (je mehr Krater vorhanden sind, um so \u00e4lter ist der Asteroid). Bisher konnte man 23 Krater ausmachen.<\/p>\n<p>Nach der Analyse der Daten von Rosetta wird Steins einer der bislang am besten erforschten Asteroiden sein.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first images of Asteroid Steins taken by Rosetta\u2019s instruments were derived from raw data and have delivered spectacular results: asteroid Steins looks like a diamond in the sky. 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