NEAR flies past asteroid Mathilde
Date in UTC
NEAR observed Mathilde during its journey toward Eros. Extended close-range asteroid exploration beyond the mission's main target.
Historical significance
Extended close-range asteroid exploration beyond the mission's main target.
- Category
- Mission Operations and Milestones
- Type
- Flyby
- Mission
- NEAR Shoemaker
- Programme
- Discovery
- Organization
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Destination
- asteroid
- Target body
- Mathilde
- Country
- US
Sources and attribution
- NASA — NEAR Shoemaker (opens in a new tab) — Original factual summary; retain attribution to NASA.