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Asteroid Eros seen by NEAR spacecraft

by

Nasa/JHU/APL/Novapix

Reference

a-ast02-00006

Date

2006-11-20

This image mosaic of Eros' southern hemisphere, taken by NEAR Shoemaker on November 30, 2000, offers a long-distance look at the cratered terrain south of where the spacecraft touched down on February 12, 2001. In this view, south is to the top and the landing site itself is just into the shadows, slightly left of center. The length of the asteroid is 33 kilometers (21 miles).