NEAR image of the day for 2000 Dec 18
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A Last Look From High Up NEAR Shoemaker obtained this view of Eros on December 11, 2000, from a 193-kilometer (120-mile) altitude. Taken during an imaging sequence for optical navigation, this picture is among the last of Eros obtained from a high altitude, showing in perspective a large region of the asteroid. For the rest of the mission, imaging science will focus on characterizing the surface at ever-higher spatial resolutions in order to understand the small-scale processes that have shaped Eros' unexpectedly complex surface. The picture covers a region about 6.2 kilometers (3.9 miles) across.
(Image 0151976279)
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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. Feedback to Scott Murchie. Scott.Murchie@jhuapl.edu.