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Nature | 2001

The landing of the NEAR-Shoemaker spacecraft on asteroid 433 Eros.

J. Veverka; B. Farquhar; Mark S. Robinson; Peter C. Thomas; Scott L. Murchie; Ann P. Harch; P. G. Antreasian; Steven R. Chesley; J. K. Miller; W. M. Owen; B.G. Williams; D. K. Yeomans; David W. Dunham; Gene A. Heyler; M. Holdridge; R. L. Nelson; K. E. Whittenburg; J. C. Ray; Brian T. Carcich; Andrew F. Cheng; Clark R. Chapman; James F. Bell; M. Bell; Ben Bussey; Beth E. Clark; Deborah L. Domingue; Michael J. Gaffey; E. Hawkins; Noam R. Izenberg; Jonathan Joseph

The NEAR-Shoemaker spacecraft was designed to provide a comprehensive characterization of the S-type asteroid 433 Eros (refs 1,2,3), an irregularly shaped body with approximate dimensions of 34 × 13 × 13 km. Following the completion of its year-long investigation, the mission was terminated with a controlled descent to its surface, in order to provide extremely high resolution images. Here we report the results of the descent on 12 February 2001, during which 70 images were obtained. The landing area is marked by a paucity of small craters and an abundance of ‘ejecta blocks’. The properties and distribution of ejecta blocks are discussed in a companion paper. The last sequence of images reveals a transition from the blocky surface to a smooth area, which we interpret as a ‘pond’. Properties of the ‘ponds’ are discussed in a second companion paper. The closest image, from an altitude of 129 m, shows the interior of a 100-m-diameter crater at 1-cm resolution.


Science | 2000

NEAR at Eros: Imaging and spectral results

Joseph Veverka; Mark S. Robinson; Peter C. Thomas; Scott L. Murchie; James F. Bell; Noam R. Izenberg; Clark R. Chapman; Ann P. Harch; M. Bell; Brian T. Carcich; Andrew F. Cheng; Beth E. Clark; Deborah L. Domingue; David W. Dunham; R. Farquhar; Michael J. Gaffey; E. Hawkins; Jonathan Joseph; R. Kirk; Hengfeng Li; Paul G. Lucey; Michael C. Malin; P. Martin; Lucy A. McFadden; William Jon Merline; J.K. Miller; W. Owen; C. Peterson; Louise M. Prockter; Joe Warren


Science | 2001

Imaging of small-scale features on 433 eros from NEAR: evidence for a complex regolith

J. Veverka; Peter C. Thomas; M. Robinson; Scott L. Murchie; Clark R. Chapman; M. Bell; Ann P. Harch; William Jon Merline; James F. Bell; B. Bussey; Brian T. Carcich; A. Cheng; Beth E. Clark; D. Domingue; D. Dunham; R. Farquhar; M. J. Gaffey; E. Hawkins; Noam R. Izenberg; Jonathan Joseph; R.L. Kirk; Huihui Li; P. Lucey; M. Malin; Lucy A. McFadden; J. K. Miller; W. M. Owen; C. Peterson; L. Prockter; J. Warren


Icarus | 2002

NEAR Infrared Spectrometer Photometry of Asteroid 433 Eros

Beth E. Clark; Paul Helfenstein; James F. Bell; C. Peterson; J. Veverka; N.I. Izenberg; Deborah L. Domingue; Dennis D. Wellnitz; Lucy A. McFadden


Meteoritics & Planetary Science | 2001

Space weathering on Eros: Constraints from albedo and spectral measurements of Psyche crater

Beth E. Clark; Paul G. Lucey; Paul Helfenstein; James F. Bell; C. Peterson; J. Veverka; T. Mcconnochie; Mark S. Robinson; Ben Bussey; Scott L. Murchie; N. I. Izenberg; Clark R. Chapman


Icarus | 2002

Near-IR Reflectance Spectroscopy of 433 Eros from the NIS Instrument on the NEAR Mission: I. Low Phase Angle Observations

James F. Bell; N.I. Izenberg; Paul G. Lucey; Beth E. Clark; C. Peterson; M. J. Gaffey; Jonathan Joseph; Brian T. Carcich; Ann P. Harch; M. Bell; Jeffery W. Warren; P.D. Martin; Lucy A. McFadden; Dennis D. Wellnitz; Scott L. Murchie; M. Winter; J. Veverka; Peter C. Thomas; Mark S. Robinson; Michael C. Malin; Andrew F. Cheng


Icarus | 2002

Special ArticleNear-IR Reflectance Spectroscopy of 433 Eros from the NIS Instrument on the NEAR Mission: I. Low Phase Angle Observations

James F. Bell; N.I. Izenberg; Paul G. Lucey; Beth E. Clark; C. Peterson; M. J. Gaffey; Jonathan Joseph; Brian T. Carcich; Ann P. Harch; M. Bell; Jeffery W. Warren; P. D. Martin; Lucy A. McFadden; Dennis D. Wellnitz; Scott L. Murchie; M. Winter; J. Veverka; Peter C. Thomas; Andrew F. Cheng


Archive | 2002

NEAR MSI Movies of Eros: A New Tool for Scientists and Educators

E. J. Speyerer; Mark Southwick Robinson; Ann P. Harch; C. Peterson; M. B. Bell; Joseph Frank Veverka


Archive | 2000

A Search for Small-Scale Spectral Heterogeneity on 433 Eros from Near Infrared Spectrograph Observations

Jeffrey F. Bell; Noam R. Izenberg; B. C. Clark; Dennis D. Wellnitz; L. A. McFadden; Scott L. Murchie; Joe Warren; Paul G. Lucey; Martin Winter; P. D. Martin; Michael J. Gaffey; Mark S. Robinson; Joseph Veverka; Clark R. Chapman; Peter C. Thomas; Michael C. Malin; Ann P. Harch; M. B. Bell; C. Peterson


Archive | 2000

A Science-driven Processing Pipeline for the NIS Spectrometer Onboard the NEAR Spacecraft

P. D. Martin; Jeffrey F. Bell; B. C. Clark; M. B. Bell; Brian T. Carcich; A. Harch J. Joseph; C. Peterson; Peter C. Thomas; Joseph Frank Veverka; Noam R. Izenberg; S. L. Murchie J. Warren; Deborah L. Domingue; L. A. McFadden; Dennis D. Wellnitz; C. R. Chapman W. Merline; Mark Southwick Robinson; Michael J. Gaffey; Roger E. Kirk; Paul G. Lucey; Michael C. Malin

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Scott L. Murchie

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

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James F. Bell

Arizona State University

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Paul G. Lucey

University of Hawaii at Manoa

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Peter C. Thomas

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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Clark R. Chapman

Southwest Research Institute

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Noam R. Izenberg

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

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