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Scientists study Eros's multitudes of craters NEAR scientists analyze the numerous craters on Eros by measuring their numbers and sizes. A computer routine then computes latitude and longitudes, as well as statistics about the numbers of craters. Shown here is the first step in this process, where craters have been identified in the first mosaic of images taken after NEAR was placed into orbit around Eros on February 14th. Each circle shows the size of the crater and tags it with a number to keep track of it during later analysis.
(Mosaic of images 0125957025 and 0125957087)
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Built and managed by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland, NEAR was the first spacecraft launched in NASA's Discovery Program of low-cost, small-scale planetary missions. See the NEAR web page at http://near.jhuapl.edu for more details. Feedback to Scott Murchie. Scott.Murchie@jhuapl.edu.