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Asteroid Eros seen by NEAR spacecraft

author: Nasa/JHU/APL/Novapix

reference: a-ast02-00009

Image Size 300 DPI: 28 * 7 cm

This image mosaic was taken in the early hours of October 26, 2000, as NEAR Shoemaker made its low-altitude flyover of Eros. At the time of closest approach, the camera was looking at a region just 6.4 kilometers (4 miles) away. Much of the surface is covered in rocks of all sizes and shapes, set on a gently rounded surface. Other regions are smooth, suggesting accumulation of fine regolith. The smallest rocks seen are about 1.4 meters (5 feet) across.

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2000 - ASTEROID - ASTRONOMY - BLACK AND WHITE - EROS - NEAR - ROCK -