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Interesting Structural Features on Eros Target Name:   Asteroid Eros Spacecraft:   NEAR Produced by:   NASA/JHU-APL Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Date Released:  7 March 2000 Related Document Asteroid 433 Eros Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size eros28.jpg JPEG 512 x 512 25K eros28.tif TIFF 800 x 800 262K This image of the interior of Eros' saddle area, taken at a range of 204 km (127 miles), displays a paucity of craters compared to the surface on the right hand side of the image. The saddle displays many interesting structural features. Visible on the left wall are a series of closely spaced grooves that follow the terrain downslope. Opposite, on the upper right wall, trending towards the back of the saddle is a prominent ridge. Boulders are visible throughout this image. Features as small as 20 meters (65 feet) are discernable in this image. (Image: 0127521108)

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