The asteroid 433 Eros was the site of the first asteroid landing, by the NEAR spacecraft in February 2001. This image of the 33×13×13 km S-type asteroid was taken from low orbit by NEAR on 14 February 2001. Credit: NASA
The asteroid 433 Eros was the site of the first asteroid landing, by the NEAR spacecraft in February 2001. This image of the 33×13×13 km S-type asteroid was taken from low orbit by NEAR on 14 February 2001. Credit: NASA