Images obtained during the NEAR spacecraft flyby of 433 Eros in December 1998 reveal a curved object, of a mean size and shape close to those inferred from lightcurve and radar data. The resolution of the images was sufficient to identify landmarks and establish a surface-based coordinate system.
The Shape of Eros in 1924
โ Scribed by R. T. A. Innes
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1931
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 119 KB
- Volume
- 241
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-6337
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