That doesn’t seem particularly fast of a spin and I’m surprised it’s the fastest one observed. There is a moment in 2001: A Space Odyssey that I’ve always like

That doesn’t seem particularly fast of a spin and I’m surprised it’s the fastest one observed. There is a moment in 2001: A Space Odyssey that I’ve always liked. It’s at about 1:13:15 or so, and is just a distant shot of the Discovery One. Suddenly two space rocks silently tumble past. I like the scene because it gives a sense of the scope and silence of outer space, but I suppose it would be incredibly rare to be so close to even one rock, let alone a pair. And they are tumbling at about the pace measured by the one in that article, so perhaps even rarer still.