Explore This SectionScienceAsteroidsIda and Dactyl in Enhanced ColorSolar System ResourcesCurated Resource PackagesSolar System Home Ida and Dactyl in Enhanced ColorThis color picture is made from images taken by the imaging system on NASA's Galileo spacecraft about 14 minutes before its closest approach to asteroid 243 Ida on August 28, 1993.August 28, 2018 Credit NASA/JPL PIA Number PIA00069 Language english