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Final Eros Images: Last, Closest Image of Eros Target Name:   Asteroid Eros Spacecraft:   NEAR Shoemaker Instrument:   Multi-Spectral Imager Produced by:   NASA/JHU Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Cross Reference:   PIA03148 Date Taken:   2001-02-17 Related Document Asteroid Eros Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size PIA03148.jpg JPEG 492 x 392 44K PIA03148.tif TIFF 492 x 392 179.1 kB This is the last image of asteroid 433 Eros received from NEAR Shoemaker. Taken from a range of 120 meters (394 feet), it measures 6 meters (20 feet) across. What we can see of the rock at the top of image measures 4 meters (12 feet) across. The streaky lines at the bottom indicate loss of signal as the spacecraft touched down on the asteroid during transmission of this image.

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