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Spacecraft and Technology

The Bruce Murray Space Image Library

Small Asteroids and Comets Visited by Spacecraft as of September 2022

Asteroid Eros reconstructed

Eros rotation animation

Asteroids and comets visited by spacecraft as of August 2014, in color, excepting Vesta

NEAR's landing site

NEAR's final descent

NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft

Asteroids and comets visited by spacecraft as of December 2012, in color, excepting Vesta [DEPRECATED]

All asteroids and comets visited by spacecraft as of August 2014, in color, albedo linearly scaled

Asteroid 253 Mathilde in color

Comets visited by spacecraft

Asteroid Mathilde

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