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  Eros: The Final Approach
Feb. 12, 2001.

Quicktime and RealVideo
   
  NEAR Shoemaker's Descent
Feb. 12, 2001 (Simulation).

Quicktime (Sorenson Codec only) and MPEG
   
  Eros Full-Rotation Movie
Dec 03, 2000.

Animated GIF, MPEG, and QuickTime movies
   
  Low-Altitude Flyover Movie
Oct. 26, 2000.

Animated GIF, MPEG, and Quicktime movies
   
  Eros Flyover Movie
Sep 19, 2000.

Animated GIF, MPEG, and QuickTime movies
   
  Eros Flyover Movie: Closest Yet!
Apr 26, 2000.

Animated GIF, MPEG, and Quicktime movies
   
  The Last Global Rotation Movie
Feb 16, 2000.

Animated GIF, MPEG, and QuickTime movies
   
  Eros Global Rotation Movie
Mar 22, 2000.

Animated GIF, MPEG, and Quicktime movies
   
  Eros March Movie Marathon, Part 4
Mar 15, 2000.

Animated GIF, MPEG, and Quicktime movies
   
  Eros March Movie Marathon, Part 3
Mar 15, 2000.

Animated GIF, MPEG, and Quicktime movies
   
  Eros March Movie Marathon, Part 2
Mar 15, 2000.

Animated GIF, MPEG, and Quicktime movies
   
  Eros March Movie Marathon, Part 1
Mar 15, 2000.

Animated GIF, MPEG, and Quicktime movies
   
  Second Eros flyover movie
Mar 7, 2000.

Animated GIF, MPEG, and Quicktime movies
   
  First Eros flyover movie
Mar 07, 2000.

Animated GIF, MPEG, and Quicktime movies
   
  Rotation movie
Feb 12, 2000.

Animated GIF, MPEG, and Quicktime movies
   
  Rotation movie from 2,050 miles (3,300 km)
Feb 10, 2000.

Animated GIF and Quicktime movies
   
  Rotation movie from 4,000 miles (6,500 km)
Feb 6, 2000.

MPEG and Quicktime movies
   
  Rotation movie from 4,620 miles (7,700 km)
Feb 4, 2000.

Animated GIF
   
  Rotation movie from 17,800 miles (28,600 km)
Jan 22, 2000.

MPEG and Quicktime movies
   
  Rotation movie from 27,500 miles (44,000 km)
Jan 12, 2000.

MPEG and Quicktime movies
   
 
 
  Oct. 26 Low Flyover
   QuickTime 2.2 MB
   MPEG 3.2 MB
   
  Launch -- actual footage
QuickTime MOV
853K 2M
NEAR despinning and
deploying its solar panels

QuickTime MOV
533K 1.6M
  Orbiting Eros Simulation
QuickTime MOV
544K 1.3M
Orbiting Eros Simulation (Cornell)
QuickTime MOV
93K 186K
  Mathilde flyby, using actual images
returned by the spacecraft

MPEG
228K  
Mathilde encounter; shows MSI frames
MPEG
--  1.7M
  NEAR speeding though Earth's sky,
captured by a telescope on
January 23, 1998

MPEG
  483K
Earth receding from NEAR
after the January 1998 swingby
MPEG
8.1M
  Brightness variations of Eros during
its rotation

MPEG
29K  
433 Eros on December 23, 1998:
about two-thirds of one rotation
MPEG
2.2M
  Asteroid impacting Earth
QuickTime MOV
322K 1.5M


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