NEAR image of the day for 2000 Nov 29

Rim of the Saddle

NEAR Shoemaker took this picture of the rim of Eros' "saddle" on November 22, 2000, from a 196-kilometer (122-mile) altitude, with its camera pointed northeast. The southeastern edge of the saddle is shown at the top of the frame. Preexisting landforms on the saddle's rim have been obliterated by resurfacing, as indicated by the low density of superimposed craters. The older, exposed terrain, shown at the bottom of the frame, has a sculpted appearance.

(Image 0150306420)

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