Determination of Shape, Gravity, and Rot
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J.K. Miller; A.S. Konopliv; P.G. Antreasian; J.J. Bordi; S. Chesley; C.E. Helfri
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Article
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2002
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Prior to the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) mission, little was known about Eros except for its orbit, spin rate, and pole orientation, which could be determined from ground-based telescope observations. Radar bounce data provided a rough estimate of the shape of Eros. On December 23, 1998, a