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NEAR Site Map
Important Pages
- Home Page
- Top level page of the NEAR Web site
- News Center
- Includes contact information (mail, e-mail, phone, fax), latest news and event information.
- Image of the Day
- Image of the day archive.
- FAQ
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Glossary
- Glossary of terms related to the NEAR mission.
- Fact Sheet (PDF)
- Two page fact sheet giving a summary of the NEAR mission.
Science
- Image of the day
- Images of the day archive.
- 433 Eros, the Target Asteroid
- Links to pages about 433 Eros.
- A Brief Summary of Asteroid 433 Eros
- Facts about 433 Eros, and what is to be studied.
- Brief Historical Account of the Discovery of the Asteroids
- Leading up to the reasons why Eros, very soon after its discovery was recognized to be the most important asteroid up to that time.
- Planetarium Software
- Links to sky mapping software. Links to explanations of orbital parameters.
- Eros Shape Model Viewer
- View the Eros shape model derived from the Dec 1998 flyby. May vary viewpoint and lighting.
- Links Related to Asteroid 433 Eros
- Links to external pages dealing with Eros, asteroids, orbit calculations, and other space topics.
- Pictorial Voyage
- Tour from Earth to Eros.
- Science Images
- Images related to the mission.
- Science Data Center
- Data Products, Telemetry Data, Calibration Data, SPICE Data, NEAR Time Conversions.
- MSI image archives
- Online Calibration Information, Online Data Archive -- Password required.
- MSI/NIS Science Team Area
- MultiSpectral Imager (MSI) and Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIS) instrument, people, images and data.
- XGRS Team Information
- Page for the XGRS Team.
- NASA/GSFC Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics
- NEAR XGRS.
- NEAR's Eros Flyby Movie
- Movie of the 1998 Dec 23 flyby images.
- A JavaScript Solar System Distance Converter
- Converts between kilometers, miles, Astronomical Units, and light travel time.
Spacecraft and Operations
- NEAR Weekly Status Reports
- Weekly briefings on spacecraft operation and health.
- Distance to Eros, Final Approach
- Plot of final approach distance to Eros.
- Trajectory/Approach Diagrams
- Simple.
- Trajectory/Approach Diagrams
- Detailed.
- Journey to Eros diagram
- Diagram of orbits of Earth, Eros, and NEAR showing main events (launch, arrival, flybys of Earth, Mathilde, Eros).
- The NEAR Spacecraft
- Brief overview and facts about the NEAR spacecraft.
- NEAR Instruments
- Descriptions of the six specialized sensors.
- The NEAR Mission
- Mission summary, management table, timeline.
- Mission partnerships
- Table listing mission partnerships.
- Mission Timeline
- List of major mission events and dates.
- NEAR Mission Overview & Trajectory Design
- Written for the original timeline, but the design still applies.
- Mission Design
- Trajectory diagrams, trajectory animations, query trajectory database, download trajectory data, orbital elements table, propulsive event summary.
- Mission Operations
- Restricted access.
Special Events
- Low-Altitude Flyover, Oct. 26, 2000
- Images, diagrams, movies.
Outreach
- Welcome to the NEAR Website
- The importance and excitement of exploring an asteroid.
- Navigating the NEAR Website
- A few pointers on this site.
- News Center
- Media contacts, NEAR mission hot line, press conference graphics, etc.
- Directions to JHU APL
- Maps, directions, local accommodations.
- NEAR Background Press Kit
- PDF file describing the NEAR mission.
- NEAR PDF Image Sheets
- Thumbnails linked to PDF image sheets.
- NEAR February 17, 2000 Press Conference slides
- Thumbnails and full size TIFF files of the Press Conference slides.
- NEAR February 14, 2000 Press Conference slides
- Thumbnails and full size TIFF files of the Press Conference slides.
- NEAR February 10, 2000 Student Press Conference
- Photo and article.
- NEAR December 16, 1998 Press Conference slides
- Thumbnails and full size TIFF files of the Press Conference slides.
- APL Technical Digest Articles (PDF)
- Articles from the issue on the NEAR Mission.
- News
- News flashes, press releases, articles.
- NEAR Educational Resources
- Links to educational material related to NEAR.
- Pictorial Voyage
- Tour from Earth to Eros.
- NEAR Magnetometer Educational Outreach
- Activities related to the NEAR magnetometer.
- NEAR XGRS EDUCATION MATERIALS
- Activities related to the NEAR X-Ray/Gamma-Ray Spectrometer.
- NEAR Activity Book: (888K PDF file)
- Fun activities to teach children about asteroids and some of the science concepts used in the NEAR mission.
- The Educator's Guide to NEAR
- NEAR-related lesson plans covering science and math topics related to the NEAR mission.
- NEAR Quiz
- A quiz with a few NEAR-related questions.
- Spacecraft Coloring Book
- Drawings of the NEAR spacecraft ready to print and color.
- Spacecraft Model
- Assemble this paper model; instructions included.
- NEARlink
- by Space Explorers, focuses on math, science and technology in the classroom.
- Student Press Conference
- February 10, 2000
- Student Projects
- by Jessica Edmonds and Emily Peters, NASA Summer Interns, Northwestern University.
- Screen Saver
- Screen savers for the NEAR mission and other space missions.
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