Eros
celestial targetCelestial target
Eros is retained as a celestial target in the planetary exploration collection. 1 current mission dossiers explicitly identify Eros as a destination or target.
- Science area
- planetary
- Related records
- 1
1 related record 4 sources
Grayscale spacecraft mosaic of the elongated, cratered asteroid Eros against black space.
Credit: NASA/JPL/JHUAPL. License: NASA and JPL media usage guidelines.
Image source and licenseAbout this image
The first whole-asteroid image made from orbit: a four-frame NEAR Shoemaker mosaic of Eros acquired on February 14, 2000, looking over its north pole.
What this record covers
- Science area
- planetary
- Connected records
- 1
Classification and identifiers3 fields
Catalog and authority identifiers are preserved here for readers who need to reconcile this record with another archive.
- Record class
- Celestial target
- Lifecycle
- Not applicable
- iau designation
- Eros