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Eros Image Gallery
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exciting images from the NEAR-Shoemaker
spacecraft. Also, learn about Eros'
terrain via image captions. |
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Visited by Galileo, Gaspra is one
of the first asteroids to be seen and
photographed up close thus providing valuable
insight to their composition in outer space. |
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Ida, was first photographed by Galilio on August
28, 1993. |
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This image mosaic of asteroid 253
Mathilde is constructed from four images acquired
by the NEAR spacecraft on June 27, 1997. The
spape of this asteroid is believed to be the
result of violent history of impacts. |
Near Earth Asteroid Castalia.
This odd dumbbell shaped asteroid is the first
NEO to be rendered in a detailed 3-D model.
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The image of Toutatis was
acquired by using radar carried out at the
Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex in
the Mojave desert.
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