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(meteorobs) Space Science News: "NEAR moves closer to Eros"
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Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 11:47:45
Subject: NEAR moves closer to Eros
To: Space Science News <sciencenews@spacescience.sparklist.com>
From: Space Science News <express@spacescience.com>
Space Science News for February 25, 2000
With a short engine burn yesterday, NASA's NEAR spacecraft began a gradual
descent into a tighter orbit around the asteroid Eros. As mission
controllers prepare to activate more science instruments on the space
probe, newly released crater counts show that Eros is a very old space
rock. FULL STORY at
http://www.spacescience.com/headlines/y2000/ast25feb_1.htm
<a href="http://www.spacescience.com/headlines/y2000/ast25feb_1.htm">
NEAR moves closer to Eros
</a>
THURSDAY'S CLASSROOM: Last week's episode of Thursday's Classroom about
asteroid Eros contained an error. The lesson "Name that Crater!" stated
that the International Astronomical Union would label craters on Eros
following a theme of "love." In fact, the official theme for naming
craters and regions on the asteroid is "mythological and legendary names of
an erotic nature." (See this URL for more about solar system naming
themes:
http://wwwflag.wr.usgsdot gov/USGSFlag/Space/nomen/append6.html) The relevant
lessons have been modified accordingly. Teachers and students who have
done last week's crater counting lesson may be particularly interested in
today's story (above) that reports the results of scientific crater counts
on Eros and three other asteroids.
For lesson plans and activities related to the NEAR mission, please visit
http://www.ThursdaysClassroom.com .
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