NEAR image of the day for 2000 Nov 02

The Mysterious Face of Eros

NEAR Shoemaker took this picture of the southern part of Eros' eastern hemisphere on October 28, 2000, from an orbital altitude of 194 kilometers (120 miles). The whole view is about 8.9 kilometers (5.6 miles) from top to bottom. The very oblique lighting creates the illusion of a face seen in profile.

(Image 0148173946)

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Built and managed by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland, NEAR-Shoemaker was the first spacecraft launched in NASA's Discovery Program of low-cost, small-scale planetary missions. See the NEAR web site for more details.

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