Eros: Colour View of the Saddle PIA02921
Eros14 Colour imaging of Eros from the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft has shown the asteroid's colour variations are very subdued when compared to those of other planetary bodies, such as Mars. However, both the imager and the near-infrared spectrometer have detected discernible colour differences between parts of the asteroid.
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Image Credit: Johns Hopkins University / Applied Physics Laboratory, NASA.  

One location on Eros with distinctive colour is the eastern side of the 'saddle.' This colour composite image of that region was taken 2 April 2000, from an orbital altitude of 201 km.

In this false colour representation, the red and green image planes were taken in different wavelengths of infrared light, and the blue image plane was taken in blue light.
NEAR scientists interpret the bright and greenish-gray appearing regions near the rim of the saddle to represent relatively fresh exposures of subsurface soil. In contrast, the pinkish looking soil covering other areas is thought to have been modified by exposure to small impacts and the solar wind.  
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