Forgotten NEAR, NEAR, Mathilde and Eros |
Forgotten NEAR, NEAR, Mathilde and Eros |
Nov 29 2009, 09:50 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 796 Joined: 27-February 08 From: Heart of Europe Member No.: 4057 |
First specialized asteroid mission and NEARly forgotten one. And first landing on asteroid!
So it's time to change it. First image is Mathilde in enhanced colors from 450, 550 and 700 nm filters. Second is artificially colorised high resolution mosaic (116 m/pix). -------------------- |
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Dec 22 2009, 02:35 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1441 Joined: 26-July 08 Member No.: 4270 |
Ah, interesting. Thanks. =)
Of curiosity, why were there no images taken (?) after landing? Camera not pointed at Eros? Eros would have been out of focus? -------------------- -- Hungry4info (Sirius_Alpha)
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Dec 22 2009, 02:59 AM
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Interplanetary Dumpster Diver Group: Admin Posts: 4404 Joined: 17-February 04 From: Powell, TN Member No.: 33 |
I believe the camera was under the spacecraft.
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