Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Eros' Global Morphology
Original Caption Released with Image:
On 12 February, 2000, the NEAR spacecraft obtained a sequence of 780 images of Eros from a range of about 1800 km (1100 miles). This sequence covered one complete revolution of the asteroid at 0.5 degree intervals. In these views of opposite hemispheres of the asteroid, groups of images slightly apart in time were digitally processed to bring out local details. The processed data showing Eros from slightly different perspectives can then be combined as anaglyphs or stereo pairs. The processing of the data highlights the topography of small-scale features, but makes the gross shape of the asteroid appear flattened.

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:
2000-05-07
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:
500 samples x 531 lines
Primary Data Set:
NEAR Home Page
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
STEREO
facet_what:
Imager
facet_what:
NEAR Shoemaker
facet_what:
Multi-Spectral Imager
facet_what:
Eros (asteroid)
facet_where:
Maryland
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_when:
12 February, 2000
facet_when_year:
2000
Image #:
PIA02473
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA02473
orignial url:

Eros' Global Morphology