COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Record
Title:
Looking Along the Southern Hemisphere of Eros
Original Caption Released with Image:
The camera on NEAR Shoemaker caught this long view of Eros' southern hemisphere during a stereo imaging sequence on September 6, 2000, from an orbital altitude of 101 kilometers (63 miles). This view adds context to high-resolution images taken from lower orbits with "footprints" only one-fourth to one-third the size. Craters shown in the left foreground of the image are about 1.3 kilometers (0.8 miles) across. Built and managed by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland, NEAR was the first spacecraft launched in NASA's Discovery Program of low-cost, small-scale planetary missions. See the NEAR web page at http://near.jhuapl.… for more details.
Addition Date:
2001-02-17
Produced By:
Johns Hopkins University/APL
Mission:
NEAR
Spacecraft:
NEAR Shoemaker
Target Name:
Eros
Is a satellite of:
Sol (our sun)
Instrument:
Multi-Spectral Imager
Product Size:
472 samples x 372 lines
Primary Data Set:
NEAR Home Page
facet_what:
Eros (asteroid)
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_when:
September 6, 2000
facet_when_year:
2000
Image #:
PIA03105
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA03105
