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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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Eros'North Pole
Title
Eros'North Pole
Title
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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For much of the past five weeks, imaging activities on the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft have focused on the high northern latitudes of Eros. The point at which the Sun is directly overhead - known as the "subsolar point" - has been steadily moving from Eros' northern regions toward the equator as the asteroid's seasons progress. As this happens, the northern hemisphere is illuminated less and less, and previously dark southern latitudes progressively come into view. In this image, taken March 19, 2000, from a range of 205 kilometers (127 miles), the asteroid's north pole is in the upper right of the frame. The whole scene is 7.4 kilometers (4.6 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.
Original_Caption_Rel eased_with_Image
For much of the past five weeks, imaging activities on the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft have focused on the high northern latitudes of Eros. The point at which the Sun is directly overhead - known as the "subsolar point" - has been steadily moving from Eros' northern regions toward the equator as the asteroid's seasons progress. As this happens, the northern hemisphere is illuminated less and less, and previously dark southern latitudes progressively come into view. In this image, taken March 19, 2000, from a range of 205 kilometers (127 miles), the asteroid's north pole is in the upper right of the frame. The whole scene is 7.4 kilometers (4.6 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. Original Caption Released with Image
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Addition Date:
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2000-06-10
Addition_Date
2000-06-10
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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Eros
Target_Name
Eros
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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372 samples x 477 lines
Product_Size
372 samples x 477 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_what:
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Eros (asteroid)
facet_what
Eros (asteroid)
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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March 19, 2000
facet_when
March 19, 2000
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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2000
facet_when_year
2000
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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PIA02498
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA02498
UID
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA02498
UID
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orignial url:
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orignial_url
orignial url
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