Multiple Choice
A technique that is proving very useful for determining the shapes of a large number of asteroids is:
A) radar signals reflected from the asteroid's surface.
B) direct photography from spacecraft.
C) optical and infrared Doppler shift measurements as the asteroid rotates.
D) CCD photography using large, Earth-based telescopes.
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