[meteorite-list] NEAR Is There

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:41:09 2004
Message-ID: <200102122343.PAA26557_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://near-mirror.boulder.swri.edu/news/flash/01feb12_7.html

          NEAR Is There
          February 12, 2001

          Today, at 3:02:10 EST the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft
          traveled its last mile, cruising down to the surface of
          Eros at a gentle 4 mph (1.9 meters per second), finally
          coming to rest after its 2-million-mile journey. The
          last image snapped by the spacecraft was a mere 394 feet
          (120 meters) from the asteroid's surface and covered a
          20-foot (6-meter) area. A beacon from the spacecraft was
          identified by radar science data and soon after was
          locked onto by NASA's Deep Space Network antennas. They
          will be able to monitor the spacecraft only until Feb.
          14, at which time the mission loses DSN support.
Received on Mon 12 Feb 2001 06:43:40 PM PST