NEAR image of the day for 2000 Dec 26

Craters and Boulders

The NEAR Shoemaker imager captured this crater-view on December 16 from an orbital altitude of 37 kilometers (23 miles). This view of the horizon shows small craters within a larger one and subdued small-scale topography features reminiscent of the images taken during the October 26 low altitude flyover.

(Image 0152339984)

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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.