God Bless America

Feb. 20 2000

Scientists are excited about photos that NEAR (Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous mission) has returned on the asteroid. Below is the newsbrief from NASA and the link to the full story with photos.

From Space Science News

Highlights from Asteroid Eros: After less than a week in orbit, images from the NEAR spacecraft show that Eros is no ordinary space rock. Highlights include evidence that Eros may be a fragment of a larger planetary body, a mysterious smooth area amid Eros's heavily cratered surface, stereo pictures and much more. FULL STORY at

http://www.spacescience.com/headlines/y2000/ast19feb_1.htm 

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Submitted by
CMDR Constance Sanders
USS Yorktown
Chief, Space Activities Committee, SFC
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