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Estimating the Mass of Asteroid 433 Eros During the Near Spacecraft FlybyThe terminal navigation of the Near-Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) spacecraft during its flyby of asteroid 433 Eros on December 23, 1998 involved coordinated efforts to determine the heliocentric orbits of the spacecraft and Eros and then to determine the relative trajectory of the spacecraft with respect ot Eros.
Document ID
20060040848
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Yeomans, D.
Antreasian, P.
Cheng, A.
Dunham, D.
Farquhar, R.
Gaskell, R.
Giorgini, J.
Helfrich, C.
Konopliv, A.
McAdams, J.
Miller, J.
Owen, W.
Thomas, P.
Veverka, J.
Willimas, B.
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1999
Publication Information
Publication: Science
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Asteroid Near-Earth Asteroid Rendezbous (NEAR) mass determination

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