NEAR's Computers

Computers

Each instrument on the NEAR spacecraft, as well as the spacecraft itself, has its own computer. The computers for the instruments have the same basic design but are loaded with different programs specific to each instrument. The "black box" shown below is the spacecraft's computer.

NEAR's computer

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