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NEAR's final descent On December 2, 2001, the NEAR spacecraft spiraled in to a touchdown on asteroid Eros. It took and transmitted photos throughout its descent. This mosaic is composed of NEAR's final four photos. NASA / JHU-APL / Cornell / Daniel Macháček