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Collection:
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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Collection
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Collection
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Title:
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First NEAR image of Mathilde
Title
First NEAR image of Mathilde
Title
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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This first image of asteroid 253 Mathilde, returned by the NEAR spacecraft just before 10:00 AM EDT on June 27, 1997, was taken from a distance of 1800 kilometers (1120 miles). Sunlight is coming from the upper right. The part of the asteroid shown is about 59 kilometers (36 miles) across, and the scale is approximately 230 meters (780 feet) per pixel. The surface is heavily cratered, and the large shadowed area on the left may be a single impact gouge well over 10 kilometers (6 miles) deep. The angular form of the edge of the shadowed area suggests that large impacts may have spalled large pieces off the asteroid. This asteroid is very dark, reflecting only about 4% of the light falling on it, but was imaged easily by the sensitive NEAR multispectral camera 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.
Original_Caption_Rel eased_with_Image
This first image of asteroid 253 Mathilde, returned by the NEAR spacecraft just before 10:00 AM EDT on June 27, 1997, was taken from a distance of 1800 kilometers (1120 miles). Sunlight is coming from the upper right. The part of the asteroid shown is about 59 kilometers (36 miles) across, and the scale is approximately 230 meters (780 feet) per pixel. The surface is heavily cratered, and the large shadowed area on the left may be a single impact gouge well over 10 kilometers (6 miles) deep. The angular form of the edge of the shadowed area suggests that large impacts may have spalled large pieces off the asteroid. This asteroid is very dark, reflecting only about 4% of the light falling on it, but was imaged easily by the sensitive NEAR multispectral camera 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. Original Caption Released with Image
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Addition Date:
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2000-05-07
Addition_Date
2000-05-07
Addition Date
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Produced By:
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Johns Hopkins University/APL
Produced_By
Johns Hopkins University/APL
Produced By
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Mission:
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NEAR
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Spacecraft:
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NEAR Shoemaker
Spacecraft
NEAR Shoemaker
Spacecraft
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Target Name:
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Mathilde
Target_Name
Mathilde
Target Name
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Is a satellite of:
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Sol (our sun)
Is_a_satellite_of
Sol (our sun)
Is a satellite of
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Instrument:
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Multi-Spectral Imager
Instrument
Multi-Spectral Imager
Instrument
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Product Size:
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640 samples x 397 lines
Product_Size
640 samples x 397 lines
Product Size
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Primary Data Set:
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NEAR Home Page
Primary_Data_Set
NEAR Home Page
Primary Data Set
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facet_what:
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Sun
facet_what
Sun
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Imager
facet_what
Imager
facet_what
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facet_what:
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NEAR Shoemaker
facet_what
NEAR Shoemaker
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Multi-Spectral Imager
facet_what
Multi-Spectral Imager
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Maryland
facet_where
Maryland
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
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facet_when:
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1800
facet_when
1800
facet_when
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facet_when:
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June 27, 1997
facet_when
June 27, 1997
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1997
facet_when_year
1997
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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1800
facet_when_year
1800
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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PIA02476
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA02476
UID
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA02476
UID
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orignial url:
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orignial_url
orignial url
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