NEAR image of the day for 2001 Jan 04

A Bouldery Ridge

NEAR Shoemaker took this picture of the inside of Eros' saddle region on December 27, 2000, from an orbital altitude of 37 kilometers (23 miles). The Sun is illuminating the scene from the right. A broad, low ridge is oriented from the top to the bottom of the image, and numerous boulders up to 50 meters (164 feet) in size dot the landscape. The whole scene is about 1.4 kilometers (0.9 miles) across.

(Image 0153333885)

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