Boulderado
Caption:
One of the most recognizable surface features on Eros is the boulder-filled, concave depression at the southwestern edge of the saddle-shaped Himeros. When it was first glimpsed early in NEAR Shoemaker's orbital mission the area was informally tagged "Boulderado."
Cataloging Keywords:
Name |
Value |
Additional Values |
Target |
433 Eros |
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System |
Near Earth Objects |
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Target Type |
Asteroid |
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Mission |
NEAR Shoemaker |
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Instrument Host |
NEAR Shoemaker |
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Host Type |
Orbiter |
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Instrument |
Multi-Spectral Imager (MSI) |
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Detector |
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Extra Keywords |
Grayscale |
Acquisition Date |
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Release Date |
2001-02-17 |
Date in Caption |
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Image Credit |
NASA/JPL/JHUAPL |
Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA03140 |
Identifier |
PIA03140 |