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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-11-05 Annefrank Stardust
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Asteroid Annefrank is seen as irregularly shaped, cratered body in this image taken by NASA's Stardust spacecraft during a Nov 2, 2002 flyby of the asteroid.
PIA02885:
Stardust Image of Asteroid Annefrank
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-10-08 Borrelly Deep Space 1 (DS1)
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A composite of images from NASA's Deep Space 1 spacecraft shows features of comet Borrelly's nucleus, dust jets escaping the nucleus and the cloud-like 'coma' of dust and gases surrounding the nucleus.
PIA03865:
Composite of Comet Borrelly's Nucleus, Jets, Coma
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This was the final image of the nucleus of comet Borrelly, taken just 160 seconds before NASA's Deep Space1 spacecraft's closest approach to it.
PIA03500:
Highest Resolution Comet Picture Ever Reveals Rugged Terrain - Deep Space 1
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The solid nucleus of comet Borrelly is barely resolved in this image from NASA's Deep Space 1, enhanced to reveal the highly collimated dust extending towards the bottom left corner of the picture.
PIA03506:
Early Close Image of Comet Borrelly
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This very long exposure was taken by NASA's Deep Space 1 to show detailed structures in the faint parts of comet Borrelly's inner coma. As a result, the nucleus has been greatly over-exposed and its shape appears distorted.
PIA03505:
Jets on Comet Borrelly
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Sunlight illuminates the bowling-pin shaped nucleus from directly below comet Borrelly as seen by NASA's Deep Space 1. At this distance, many features become vivid on the surface of the nucleus, including a jagged line between day and night on the comet.
PIA03504:
Comet Borrelly's Varied Landscape
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-11-03 Borrelly Deep Space 1 (DS1)
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NASA's Deep Space 1 flew by comet Borrelly on September 22, 2001 and took these measurements with its plasma instruments. These data show that the flow of ions around the comet's rocky, icy nucleus.
PIA03503:
Comet Borrelly Nucleus Found to the Side
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Over 1300 energy spectra taken on September 22, 2001 from the ion and electron instruments on NASA's Deep Space 1 span a region of 1,400,000 kilometers (870,000 miles) centered on the closest approach to the nucleus of comet Borrelly.
PIA03502:
Comet Borrelly Slows Solar Wind
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-11-03 Borrelly Deep Space 1 (DS1)
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This image, taken by NASA's Deep Space 1 on September 22, 2001, has been enhanced to reveal dust being ejected from the nucleus of comet Borrelly. As a result, the nucleus is bright white in the image.
PIA03501:
Several Jets and a Crater on Comet Borrelly
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-02-17 Eros NEAR Shoemaker
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This image of asteroid 433 Eros, was the last received from NASA's NEAR Shoemaker. Streaky lines at the bottom indicate loss of signal as the spacecraft touched down on the asteroid during transmission of this image.
PIA03148:
Final Eros Images: Last, Closest Image of Eros
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This image of asteroid 433 Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker shows a cluster of rocks at the upper right measuring 1.4 meters (5 feet) across.
PIA03147:
Final Eros Images: Range 250 meters (820 feet)
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This image of asteroid 433 Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker shows a large, oblong rock casting a big shadow measures 7.4 meters (24 feet) across.
PIA03146:
Final Eros Images: Range 700 meters (2,300 feet)
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This image of asteroid 433 Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker shows a large rock at lower left on the surface.
PIA03145:
Final Eros Images: Range 1,150 meters (3,773 feet)
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This mosaic made from images taken Jan. 25, 2001 by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker shows diameters of craters in red, and diameters of boulders are shown in yellow. A yellow arrow marks the estimated touchdown site.
PIA03144:
Landmarks at NEAR Shoemaker's Touchdown Site
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This image of peanut-shaped asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Dec. 3, 2000, shows the terminator (the imaginary line dividing day from night) which lies near the equator.
PIA03143:
Location of the NEAR Shoemaker Landing Site
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This plot shows NEAR Shoemaker's projected path from orbit to the surface of Eros on Feb. 12, 2001, providing the highest-resolution images ever taken of Eros' boulder-strewn, cratered terrain.
PIA03142:
NEAR Shoemaker's Path
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This image of peanut-shaped asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Nov. 30, 2000, shows the cratered terrain south of where the spacecraft touched down on February 12, 2001.
PIA03141:
The Environs of NEAR Shoemaker's Landing Site
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker shows the boulder-filled, concave depression at the southwestern edge of the saddle-shaped Himeros.
PIA03140:
Boulderado
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These images of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Oct. 16, 2001, show surface materials darkened and reddened by solar wind and micrometeorite impacts appearing pale brown; fresher materials on steep slopes appear in bright whites or blues.
PIA03139:
The Subtle Colors of Eros
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-02-17 Eros NEAR Shoemaker
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These images of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker Jan. 25-28, 2001, show Eros' bouldery surface at increasing resolution.
PIA03138:
Closing in on Eros
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Dec. 3, 2000, shows an overview of the eastern part of the asteroid's southern hemisphere. The conspicuous depression just above the center of the frame is the saddle-shaped feature Himeros.
PIA03137:
A Southern Hemisphere Overview
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-02-17 Eros NEAR Shoemaker
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Jan. 25, 2001, shows a surface nearly devoid of obvious craters and instead dominated by small boulders.
PIA03136:
Lowest Altitude Diversity
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Jan. 14, 2001, shows boulders littering the landscape. The surface is dominated by a blanket of regolith -- a layer of unconsolidated rocky material covering bedrock.
PIA03135:
Regolith
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Jan. 11, 2001, shows material on the inner wall of a crater, brighter than the surrounding regolith and is thought to be subsurface material exposed when overlying, darker regolith slides off.
PIA03134:
Bright Crater Wall
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Jan. 9, 2001, shows the interior wall of a large crater with an area mottled with downward-oriented brightness streaks.
PIA03133:
On Eros' Slopes
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Jan. 7, 2001, shows surfaces with typical rounded craters and large boulders. An abruptly edged swath extending is remarkably more smooth, subdued, and lacking in small-scale detail.
PIA03132:
An Eraser Mark on Eros
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Jan. 1, 2001, shows a large fresh crater near the top of the frame exhibiting a bowl shape with a relatively well-defined, sharp rim. A degraded crater below it is puckered by smaller craters.
PIA03131:
Degraded Craters
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Dec. 19, 2000, shows a surface packed with boulders. A low ridge in the foreground (bottom) casts a wedge-shaped shadow against the hill in the background.
PIA03130:
Packed with Boulders
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Dec. 18, 2000, shows part of the asteroid's surface, like many others, appears vaguely 'sculptured' due to its low, elongated ridges and depressions with seemingly consistent orientations.
PIA03129:
Mysterious Surface Details
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Dec. 15, 2000, shows a small cratered region only about 1.1 kilometers (0.7 miles) across.
PIA03128:
The Home Stretch Begins
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62 miles above Eros, NASA's NEAR Shoemaker took several frames which were combined to create this anaglyph of the saddle region, 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA03127:
The Saddle in 3-D
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Dec. 9, 2000, shows curvatures in the foreground and background along the eastern and western edges of the saddle.
PIA03126:
Multiple Horizons
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Nov. 28, 2000, shows several key indicators of the battering Eros' surface has sustained over the eons. Most obvious are the countless craters.
PIA03125:
Eros' Battered Surface
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This image of asteroid Eros taken on Nov. 24, 2000, by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker shows the shadowed high terrain east of the saddle.
PIA03124:
An Unusual Perspective
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This image of asteroid Eros taken on Nov. 18, 2000, by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker shows the southern part of Eros' western hemisphere. The curvature of this part of Eros makes the asteroid look like a bent peanut.
PIA03123:
The Big Valley
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This image of asteroid Eros taken on Nov. 17, 2000, by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker shows the southern hemisphere, at the eastern edge of the saddle region which is covered in boulders and patches of bright surface material.
PIA03122:
Now and Then
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This image of asteroid Eros taken on Sept. 10, 2000, by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker shows a feature known as Psyche, the largest crater on Eros. Its smaller sister craters align its rim and create a paw-like appearance.
PIA03121:
A Look at Psyche
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This image of asteroid Eros taken on Oct. 30, 2000, by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker shows brightness features on the crater's wall that are characteristic of most of the larger craters on Eros.
PIA03120:
Color Mapping the Southern Hemisphere
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This image of asteroid Eros taken on Oct. 26, 2000, by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker shows a surface covered in rocks of all sizes and shapes, set on a gently rounded surface. Other regions are smooth, suggesting accumulation of fine regolith.
PIA03119:
Eros Closest Approach Mosaic
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This image of asteroid Eros taken on Oct. 26, 2000, by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker shows a scene covered in rocks of all sizes and shapes, but the floors of some craters are smooth, suggesting accumulation of fine regolith.
PIA03118:
Eros at Closest Approach
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This simple cylindrical projection of an image mosaic of asteroid Eros is labeled with proposed names for most of the larger features on the asteroid. The theme of the names is famous lovers from history and fiction, taken from different cultures.
PIA03117:
Eros Map and Place Names
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Two images of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Feb. 12 and April 2, 2000, show several smaller crater in its southern section and boulder and fine, dark streaks pointed downslope within the bright material.
PIA03116:
A Changing Picture of Eros
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Oct. 7, 2000, shows a feature track aimed at the inside of Eros' saddle region.
PIA03115:
Tracking a Feature on Eros
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Sept.26, 2000, shows a broad, curved depression that stretches vertically across the image is an area of the asteroid.
PIA03114:
The South Saddle
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This image shows the first model of asteroid Eros' shape. An accurate model of Eros' shape helps the NEAR Shoemaker team determine the asteroid's key properties.
PIA03113:
The Shape of Eros
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These four image mosaics of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker, illustrate the reference system the NEAR team uses to locate points on the asteroid's surface. The prime meridian is drawn though a large, bright crater at one end of Eros.
PIA03112:
A Road map for Eros
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Sept.21, 2000, shows a map of 'gravitational topography' painted onto a shape model. Red areas are 'uphill' and blue areas are 'downhill.'
PIA03111:
The Ups and Downs of Eros
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Sept.21, 2000, shows a ridge that trends from upper left to lower right is among the older features on Eros, as evidenced by the large number of superimposed impact craters.
PIA03110:
An Ancient Ridge
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Sept. 5, 2000, shows knobs sticking out of the surface near the top of the image surround a boulder-strewn area, robably remnants of ancient impact craters.
PIA03109:
A Hint of Structure
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These images of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker, show shalllow troughs in the saddle, a chain of pits, ridges, fractures, and grooves.
PIA03108:
The Many Faces of Eros
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Sept. 9, 2000, shows Eros' saddle, and curving around at upper right is the large bright-and-dark groove.
PIA03107:
Under the Saddle
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Sept. 9, 2000, shows several long ridges and a cluster of boulders. The eastern end's blocky, angular appearance likely results from large impacts suffered by Eros early in its history.
PIA03106:
Eros' Angular Eastern End
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Sept. 6, 2000, shows craters in the southern hemisphere.
PIA03105:
Looking Along the Southern Hemisphere of Eros
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on July 22, 2000, shows three craters, each about 600 meters (2000 feet) in diameter, aligned horizontally in this view across the bottom of the frame.
PIA02967:
Here's Looking at You
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Aug. 6, 2000, shows several boulders catching the sunlight and appear like bright sentinels on the landscape.
PIA02966:
Sentinels
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Aug. 10, 2000, shows a view over an ancient, crater-battered hill into a valley where craters have been obliterated by resurfacing.
PIA02965:
A Different World, Just Over the Hill
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Aug. 3, 2000, shows boulders as small as 8 meters (26 feet) across. In this part of the saddle, small patches of brighter regolith also occur among the rocks.
PIA02964:
Rocky Hollow Picture Show
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on July 22, 2000, shows the relatively gentle topography of the area really lies on a steep cliff.
PIA02959:
Vertigo
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on July 23, 2000, shows that impact excavated a huge gouge, and caused some of the excavated material to form a thin cover on parts of Eros.
PIA02958:
The Impact of Cratering
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on July 19, 2000, shows steep local slopes, difficult to see without shadows, but the lacework of bright and dark regolith is at its most conspicuous.
PIA02957:
A Lacework Surface
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on July 24, 2000, shows large boulders in the scene, such as the broken one at the upper left, showing angular shapes. Many smaller boulders litter the scene; the smallest ones are also visible.
PIA02956:
Eros' Littered Surface from Low Altitude
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on July 12, 2000, shows the irregularity of the tiny little world. Looking down the length of the asteroid, one sees near, middle, and far horizons.
PIA02954:
Shapes Galore
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This 'shape model' helps the team of NASA's NEAR Shoemaker analyze images and other types of data. By 'filling' the shape model with material about Eros' average density, one can calculate the strength and direction of gravity at any point on the surface.
PIA02955:
The Shape of Eros
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This image of asteroid Eros (at left), taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on July 6, 2000, is displayed next to and at approximately the same scale as Meteor Crater, Arizona.
PIA02953:
Common Craters (Earth and Eros)
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on July 7, 2000, shows many craters on Eros' surface attesting to its battering by meteors - mostly debris ejected from other asteroids.
PIA02952:
The Battering and Debris
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on July 8, 2000, shows a variety of differently shaped boulders. Some are nearly round, whereas others are elongated or even blade-shaped.
PIA02951:
Eros: Closest View Yet! (36 km altitude)
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This false-color image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on June 14, 2000, shows redder hues as rock and regolith, altered chemically by exposure to solar wind and small impacts. Bluer hues are fresher, less-altered rock and regolith.
PIA02950:
The Color of Regolith
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on May 17, 2000, shows the southern part of Eros' saddle with a wide, curved trough and bright area in the lower left section.
PIA02934:
The Southern Saddle (Mosaic)
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on May 14, 2000, shows bright patches at upper right that are relatively freshly exposed regolith on the inside wall of the crater.
PIA02933:
Southwest of the Big Crater (Mosaic)
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on June 19, 2000, shows an oblique view of the wall of Eros' saddle. Bright patches may originate from exposure of subsurface material that hasn't been darkened by small impacts and solar wind.
PIA02932:
Salt Water Taffy
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on June 19, 2000, shows the southwestern wall of the saddle containing bands of bright regolith.
PIA02931:
Zebra Saddle
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on June 17, 2000, shows the saddle, a large indentation in the asteroid's peanut-like shape. On Eros, the blanketing layer would be regolith.
PIA02930:
A Streaky Plain
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on June 16, 2000, shows a crater with a bright patch on one of its walls, and a low, curved escarpment that snakes along the bottom of the image.
PIA02929:
Down Slippery Slopes
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on June 20, 2000, shows a stunning aspect of the bent asteroid's peanut-like shape. The far side looms like an enormous wall beyond a near horizon.
PIA02928:
The Wall
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on June 20, 2000, shows four particularly large rocks whose tops protrude out from the shadowed crater interior and into sunlight.
PIA02927:
Peeking Into the Sunlight
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on April 13, 2000, shows large craters in the north polar region; part of the ridge that wraps one-third of the way around Eros; western part of the saddle; a dense field of enormous boulders.
PIA02926:
A Swath of Eros
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on June 6, 2000, shows a view from the edge of the large, 5.3-kilometer (3.3-mile) diameter crater, looking into its depths.
PIA02925:
Inside Eros' Large Crater
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on June 6, 2000, shows a landscape textured by low ridges and grooves running from left to right, with numerous boulders sprinkled on them.
PIA02924:
Mosaic of Eros' Northern Hemisphere
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Feb. 29, 2000, shows the north polar region highlighting the major physiographic features of the northern hemisphere; the saddle seen at the bottom.
PIA02923:
Mosaic of Eros' Northern Hemisphere
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on March 31, 2000, shows the north polar region. he wandering, curved shapes of the lines are caused by the highly nonspherical and irregular asteroid shape.
PIA02922:
Eros' Latitude and Longitude Grid
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This color image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Apr. 2, 2000, shows the eastern side of the saddle.
PIA02921:
Color View of the Saddle
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on May 20, 2000, shows a long ridge that wraps around most of the asteroid's northern hemisphere. The large number of superimposed craters indicates that the ridge is a relatively old feature.
PIA02913:
The Ridge at Sunrise
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on May 18, 2000, shows a view of a horizon sculpted by worn, degraded craters and punctuated by jagged boulders.
PIA02912:
Pretty Sharp
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on May 16, 2000, shows brightness patterns at high spatial resolution. Brighter materials are several percent more reflective than their surroundings.
PIA02911:
Rock Bands
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on May 15, 2000, shows mottled brightness patterns as small as 30 meters (98 feet) across evident near the horizon.
PIA02910:
Over the Edge
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on May 11, 2000, shows the rounded nature of the landforms resulting from formation of small impact craters over the eons.
PIA02909:
Looking Down
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on May 5, 2000, shows the 'saddle,' an indentation in the asteroid's peanut-like shape.
PIA02908:
The Saddle Wall
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on May 2, 2000, shows the asteroid's irregular shape; high spots near the edges of shadows.
PIA02907:
Light and Shadow
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on May 2, 2000, shows a view toward Eros' horizon with variations in the brightness of material on the walls of the craters; and a scattering of boulders.
PIA02906:
Horizon View
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This image taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on May 1, 2000, shows numerous craters and boulders on asteroid Eros.
PIA02905:
The View from Low Orbit
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This image taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Apr. 29, 2000, shows features as small as 7 meters (23 feet) across and boulders a mere tens of meters in size on asteroid Eros.
PIA02904:
Down, Down, Down
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This image taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Apr. 17, 2000, shows the rocky, ridged, and rounded surface of asteroid Eros.
PIA02903:
A Smorgasbord of Landforms
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This pair of images taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on Apr. 18, 2000, shows the dissimilarity of two different regions of the asteroid Eros. At left, a region typical of Eros, at right, the inside of the saddle which has far fewer craters.
PIA02902:
The Signs of the Times
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on April 17, 2000, shows shadows highlighting small-scale surface features. The surface is pockmarked with craters.
PIA02901:
Eros Up Close
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on March 22, 2000, shows the saddle region, a low ridge connecting two mountains.
PIA02900:
Back in the Saddle Again
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This image taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on April 1, 2000, shows the floor of an impact crater that dominates one face of asteroid Eros.
PIA02499:
Impact at High Noon
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on March 19, 2000, shows the asteroid's north pole in the upper right of the frame.
PIA02498:
Eros'North Pole
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on March 6, 2000, shows craters with a variety of shapes and sizes.
PIA02497:
Eros' Aging Craters
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on March 6, 2000, shows the southwestern part of the saddle region with fragments of Eros' native rock, shattered over the eons by formation of impact craters.
PIA02496:
Boulders, Boulders, Boulders
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This pair of images of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker show the crater nearly edge-on taken Feb. 16, 2000 at left, and at right, taken on March 2, 2000, high over a crater.
PIA02495:
April Fool's Crater
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