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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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