Note to users. If you're seeing this message, it means that your browser cannot find this page's style/presentation instructions -- or possibly that you are using a browser that does not support current Web standards. Find out more about why this message is appearing, and what you can do to make your experience of our site the best it can be.
The Shape of 433 Eros from the NEAR-Shoemaker Laser Rangefinder
Maria T. Zuber,12*David E. Smith,2Andrew F. Cheng,3James B. Garvin,2Oded Aharonson,1Timothy D. Cole,3Peter J. Dunn,4Yanping Guo,3Frank G. Lemoine,2Gregory A. Neumann,12David D. Rowlands,2Mark H. Torrence4
Measurements from the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous
(NEAR)-Shoemaker Laser Rangefinder (NLR) indicate that asteroid
433 Erosis a consolidated body with a complex shape dominated by
collisions.The offset between the asteroid's center of mass and
center offigure indicates a small deviation from a homogeneous
internalstructure that is most simply explained by variations in
mechanicalstructure. Regional-scale relief and slope distributions
showevidence for control of topography by a competent substrate.
Impactcrater morphology is influenced by both gravity and structuralcontrol. Small-scale topography reveals ridges and grooves thatmay be
generated by impact-related fracturing.
1 Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and
Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge,
MA 02139, USA.
2 Earth Sciences Directorate,
NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA.
3 Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics
Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723-6099, USA.
4 Raytheon
Information Technology and Scientific Services, Landover, MD 20771, USA.
*
To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
zuber{at}mit.edu
The editors suggest the following Related Resources on Science sites:
In Science Magazine
PERSPECTIVES
Richard P. Binzel (22 September 2000) Science289 (5487), 2065.
[DOI: 10.1126/science.289.5487.2065] |Summary »|Full Text »
REPORTS
D. K. Yeomans, P. G. Antreasian, J.-P. Barriot, S. R. Chesley, D. W. Dunham, R. W. Farquhar, J. D. Giorgini, C. E. Helfrich, A. S. Konopliv, J. V. McAdams, J. K. Miller, W. M. Owen, Jr., D. J. Scheeres, P. C. Thomas, J. Veverka, and B. G. Williams (22 September 2000) Science289 (5487), 2085.
[DOI: 10.1126/science.289.5487.2085] |Abstract »|Full Text »|PDF »
REPORTS
J. Veverka, M. Robinson, P. Thomas, S. Murchie, J. F. Bell, III, N. Izenberg, C. Chapman, A. Harch, M. Bell, B. Carcich, A. Cheng, B. Clark, D. Domingue, D. Dunham, R. Farquhar, M. J. Gaffey, E. Hawkins, J. Joseph, R. Kirk, H. Li, P. Lucey, M. Malin, P. Martin, L. McFadden, W. J. Merline, J. K. Miller, W. M. Owen, Jr., C. Peterson, L. Prockter, J. Warren, D. Wellnitz, B. G. Williams, and D. K. Yeomans (22 September 2000) Science289 (5487), 2088.
[DOI: 10.1126/science.289.5487.2088] |Abstract »|Full Text »|PDF »
REPORTS
J. I. Trombka, S. W. Squyres, J. Brückner, W. V. Boynton, R. C. Reedy, T. J. McCoy, P. Gorenstein, L. G. Evans, J. R. Arnold, R. D. Starr, L. R. Nittler, M. E. Murphy, I. Mikheeva, R. L. McNutt, Jr., T. P. McClanahan, E. McCartney, J. O. Goldsten, R. E. Gold, S. R. Floyd, P. E. Clark, T. H. Burbine, J. S. Bhangoo, S. H. Bailey, and M. Petaev (22 September 2000) Science289 (5487), 2101.
[DOI: 10.1126/science.289.5487.2101] |Abstract »|Full Text »|PDF »
THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
Mass and local topography measurements of Itokawa by Hayabusa..
S. Abe, T. Mukai, N. Hirata, O. S. Barnouin-Jha, A. F. Cheng, H. Demura, R. W. Gaskell, T. Hashimoto, K. Hiraoka, T. Honda, et al. (2006)
Science
312, 1344-1347
|Abstract »|Full Text »|PDF »
Laser Altimetry of Small-Scale Features on 433 Eros from NEAR-Shoemaker.
A. F. Cheng, O. Barnouin-Jha, M. T. Zuber, J. Veverka, D. E. Smith, G. A. Neumann, M. Robinson, P. Thomas, J. B. Garvin, S. Murchie, et al. (2001)
Science
292, 488-491
|Abstract »|Full Text »
Radio Science Results During the NEAR-Shoemaker Spacecraft Rendezvous with.
D. Yeomans, P. Antreasian, Barriot, S. Chesley, D. Dunham, R. Farquhar, J. Giorgini, C. Helfrich, A. Konopliv, J. McAdams, et al. (2000)
Science
289, 2085-2088
|Abstract »|Full Text »
NEAR at Eros: Imaging and Spectral.
Veverka, Robinson, Thomas, Murchie, J. Bell III, Izenberg, Chapman, Harch, Bell, Carcich, et al. (2000)
Science
289, 2088-2097
|Abstract »|Full Text »
