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(meteorobs) NASA Science News: A Close Encounter with Asteroid Eros




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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 17:02:08 -0500
Subject: A Close Encounter with Asteroid Eros
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From: NASA Science News <snglist@lyris.msfc.nasadot gov>

NASA Science News for October 26, 2000 5:00:00 PM

NASA's NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft swooped 5 kilometers above the surface of 433 
Eros on Oct 26th, marking its closest-ever approach to the tumbling space rock. 
Scientists hope the flyby will uncover clues about extra boulders and missing 
craters on the near-Earth asteroid.

FULL STORY at

http://spacescience.com/headlines/y2000/ast26oct_2.htm?list48096
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