NASA's Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) mission came closer than any spacecraft has been to an asteroid
NASA's Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) mission came closer than any spacecraft has been to an asteroid when it passed just 5.3 km. (3.3 mi.) above the surface of 433 Eros on Oct. 26. The pass produced images with three times better resolution than anything seen to date. The spacecraft has been...
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