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Asteroid Eros seen by NEAR spacecraft

by

Nasa/JHU/APL/Novapix

Reference

a-ast02-00005

Date

2006-11-20

This view -- looking down on the north polar region -- was constructed from six images taken February 29, 2000, from an orbital altitude of about 200 kilometers (124 miles). This vantage point highlights the major physiographic features of the northern hemisphere: the saddle seen at the bottom; the 5.3-kilometer (3.3-mile) diameter crater at the top; and a major ridge system running between the two features that spans at least one-third of the asteroid's circumference.