Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous

Science and Engineering Data

433 Eros What's so important about this asteroid? What science questions does NEAR hope to help answer? Includes links to other web sites specializing in asteroids, planets, and the solar system.
The NEAR Project's Eros Monthly Star Chart shows the asteroid's location in the sky.
NEAR
Instruments
Descriptions of the six specialized sensors, their purpose, and how the science data collected and returned to Earth is used.
The Spacecraft Lists characteristics and describes subsystems of this unique "vehicle."
Pictorial Voyage Journey with NEAR from your home on Earth to the distant reaches of the Solar System.
Science Images Images related to the mission.
Animated Mission Highlights Flyby movie from December 23, 1998

Mission Summary, NEAR Management, NEAR Partnerships.
References Articles about NEAR appearing in scientific and popular publications.
Anomaly Report The NEAR Rendezvous Burn Anomaly Report describing events of Dec 20, 1998.

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