Local Sunset
********************* Added items of interest ********************* Average = 670.604 / Pixel average Standard-Deviation = 401.364 / Pixel standard-deviation Minimum = 88 / Pixel minimum Maximum = 1774 / Pixel maximum Filter Wavelength = '950BP40 ' / Filter center/width (nm) Ephemeris Time = 19977456.689 / Barycentric Dynamical(Sec) Orbit Number = -1 / EROS Orbit Number ************* Image Record Header ************* Compression Flag = 1 / (compression_flag) *** MSI Housekeeping Header in tlm order, except items above *** +28V Camera Current = 97.0 / (scaled) Filt Whl SW Position= 4 / (filter_sw_position) Filt Whl Fid. Mask = 15 / (filter_fiducial_mask) DPU DC/DC Temp = 12.5 / (scaled) Camera Temperature = 16.9 / (scaled) Filt Whl. Power = 0 / (filter_power_on_off) Filt Whl. Energize = 0 / (filter_energize_on_off) Rec 4 Telem Config = 2 / (record_4_telem_config) Rec 5 Telem Config = 0 / (record_5_telem_config) Last Filt Whl Comnd.= 0 / (last_filter_command) Repeating Sequences = 0 / (repeating_sequences) Filt Whl Cmnd Pos. = 4 / (filter_wheel_position) Filt Whl Motor Power= 4 / (filter_wheel_motor) Filt Wheel LED Pwr = 2 / (filter_wheel_led_pwr) Filt Wheel P T Thrs = 4 / (filter_wheel_led_thr) Filt Wheel Fiducial = 12 / (filter_wheel_fiducials) Active CTP = 0 / (active_ctp) Maximum Pixel Value = 432 / (max_pixel_value) Expsr Time Mode Cmnd= 0 / (exposure_tm_md_cmd_echo) Expsr Time Para Cmnd= 999 / (exposure_time_param
September 26, 2000
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This view is a mosaic of three images of Eros taken by NEAR Shoemaker on August 19, 2000, when the spacecraft was orbiting at about 50 kilometers (31 miles) above the asteroid. This mosaic captures a spectacular view of the surface at the time of local sunset. The rounded shape of the low hills at left results from eons of impact cratering chipping away at them and the formation of regolith blanketing them. The whole scene is approximately 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) across.
