Eros: Last, Closest Image of Eros PIA03148
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This is the last image of asteroid 433 Eros received from NEAR Shoemaker. Taken from a range of 120 metres, it measures 6 metres across. What we can see of the rock at the top of image measures 4 metres across.

The streaky lines at the bottom indicate loss of signal as the spacecraft touched down on the asteroid during transmission of this image.
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Image Credit: Johns Hopkins University / Applied Physics Laboratory, NASA