Abstract
During the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR)-Shoemaker's low-altitude flyover of asteroid 433 Eros, observations by the NEAR Laser Rangefinder (NLR) have helped to characterize small-scale surface features. On scales from meters to hundreds of meters, the surface has a fractal structure with roughness dominated by blocks, structural features, and walls of small craters. This fractal structure suggests that a single process, possibly impacts, dominates surface morphology on these scales.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 488-491 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Science |
Volume | 292 |
Issue number | 5516 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 20 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General