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(meteorobs) [ASTRO] Oblique View of Eros' Crater




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From: Ron Baalke <BAALKE@KELVIN.JPL.NASAdot gov>
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 16:42:19 GMT
Subject: [ASTRO] Oblique View of Eros' Crater

                    NEAR image of the day for 2000 Mar 9
               http://near.jhuapldot edu/iod/20000309/index.html
                        Oblique View of Eros' Crater

          This image, showing an oblique view of Eros' large
          central crater, was taken at a resolution of about 20
          meters (65 feet) per pixel. The brightness or albedo
          patterns on the w alls of this crater are clearly
          visible, with the brighter materials near the tops of
          the walls and darker materials on the lower walls.
          Boulders are seen inside this crater a nd the smaller
          nearby craters. The higher density of craters to the
          left of the large crater implies that this region is
          older than the smoother area seen associated with the
          saddle region on the opposite side of the asteroid.
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