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Mysterious Surface Details Target Name:   Asteroid Eros Spacecraft:   NEAR Shoemaker Instrument:   Multi-Spectral Imager Produced by:   NASA/JHU Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Cross Reference:   PIA03129 Date Taken:   18 December 2000 Related Document Asteroid Eros Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size PIA03129.jpg JPEG 392 x 492 45K PIA03129.tif TIFF 392 x 492 155.9 kB NEAR Shoemaker photographed this area of Eros on December 18, 2000, from an orbital altitude of 33 kilometers (21 miles). This part of the asteroid's surface, like many others, appears vaguely "sculptured" due to its low, elongated ridges and depressions with seemingly consistent orientations. Some of the low spots also contain accumulations of smooth, pond-like materials. Neither the surface sculpturing nor the pond-like materials are well understood, and both will be investigated in detail using even higher-resolution images from NEAR Shoemaker's low passes over Eros in early 2001. The whole scene is about 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) across.

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