Eros - NEAR

Descent Image of Eros from 1.15 km

Eros
This image of the surface of main belt asteroid 433 Eros was taken from an altitude of 1.15 km during NEAR-Shoemaker's descent to the surface. The frame is 54 meters wide, the large rock at lower left is 7.4 meters across and appears to be resting on the surface, unlike many of the boulders that are partially buried. The spacecraft was passing across this scene from upper right to lower left as it descended. (NEAR Eros 0157416593)
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Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 2001-02-12 T 19:32:54
Distance/Range (km): 1.15
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): -35.7, 279.5
Orbit(s): lander

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: crater
Instrument: Multispectral Imager
Instrument Resolution (pixels): 244 x 537
Instrument Field of View (deg): 2.25 x 2.9
Filter: 3
Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): 52.55
Phase Angle (deg): 65.99
Instrument Look Direction: N/A
Surface Emission Angle (deg): 22.65

Ordering Information
CD-ROM Volume: N/A
NASA Image ID number: NEAR_0157416593
Other Image ID number: N/A
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): XD-12A
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): 96-008A-01B
Other ID: N/A

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Dave Williams, dave.williams@nasa.gov, (301) 286-1258
Code 690.1, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

Jay Friedlander, jay.s.friedlander@nasa.gov, (301) 286-7172
Code 612.4, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

NASA Official: Dr. David R. Williams, David.R.Williams@nasa.gov
Last updated: 24 September 2015