Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Eros in color
Original Caption Released with Image:
This color image of Eros was acquired by NEAR's multispectral imager on February 12, 2000, at a range of 1100 miles (1800 kilometers). It is part of the final approach imaging sequence prior to orbit insertion and is intended to map the color properties of Eros across all of the illuminated surface. The image shows approximately the color that Eros would appear to the unaided human eye. Its subtle butterscotch hue is typical of a wide variety of minerals thought to be the major components of asteroids like Eros.

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:
231 samples x 161 lines
Primary Data Set:
NEAR Home Page
facet_what:
Sun
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:
1100
facet_when:
February 12, 2000
facet_when_year:
2000
facet_when_year:
1100
Image #:
PIA02470
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA02470
orignial url:

Eros in color