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The 12-kilometer diameter in Jasper shows that they are in fact complex geological world in their own right with very irregular shapes and abundant geological features. The Stoney asteroids irregular shape, sharp edges and plentiful grooves. It's probably evident of fractures, suggested it was the product of one or more collisions. It also had a striking abundance of small craters, much greater than on other bodies and also showed evidence of land flight. Despite Gasters' extremely low gravity, the historic asteroids turned out to be much more dynamic places than anyone had previously imagined. The LLA went on to visit the second asteroid, Ida in 1993, where it made it to discovery the asteroid.