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Eros’ Angular Eastern End
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Caption:
NEAR Shoemaker captured this view of Eros' eastern hemisphere on September 9, 2000, from an orbital altitude of about 100 kilometers (62 miles). The spacecraft is in a high enough orbit to "see" the overall global shape of Eros as it did earlier in the mission, but from a different perspective. The eastern end's blocky, angular appearance likely results from large impacts suffered by Eros early in its history. The image also shows several long ridges and a cluster of boulders. The entire scene is about 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) across.
Background Info:
Built and managed by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland, NEAR was the first spacecraft launched in NASA's Discovery Program of low-cost, small-scale planetary missions. See the NEAR web page at http://near.jhuapl.edu/ for more details.
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | 433 Eros | |
| System | Near Earth Objects | |
| Target Type | Asteroid | |
| Mission | NEAR Shoemaker | |
| Instrument Host | NEAR Shoemaker | |
| Host Type | Orbiter | |
| Instrument | Multi-Spectral Imager (MSI) | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Grayscale, Impact | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2001-02-17 | |
| Date in Caption | 2000-09-09 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/JHUAPL | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA03106 | |
| Identifier | PIA03106 | |
