What are Dactyl, Gaspra, Mathilde, Eros, and Ida?
A)the four largest main belt asteroids, and the first to be discovered
B)the first four bodies found in the Kuiper Belt after Pluto
C)newly discovered small moons of Saturn
D)four asteroids that have been explored by spacecraft
E)newly discovered retrograde moons of Jupiter

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Dactyl, Gaspra, Mathilde, Eros, and Ida are all asteroids that have been explored by spacecraft. Dactyl was visited by the Galileo spacecraft in 1993, Gaspra by the Galileo spacecraft in 1991, Mathilde by the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft in 1997, Eros by the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft in 2001, and Ida by the Galileo spacecraft in 1993. Dactyl, Gaspra, Mathilde, Eros, and Ida are all asteroids that have been explored by spacecraft. Dactyl was visited by the Galileo spacecraft, Gaspra and Ida were visited by the Galileo spacecraft and NEAR Shoemaker visited Mathilde and Eros.

What Are Dactyl, Gaspra, Mathilde, Eros, and Ida