References

This web site is a compilation of many journal articles and abstracts covering the beginning, orbital phase, landing, and analysis of data collected from the NEAR Shoemaker mission. The following is a list of articles concerning the NEAR Shoemaker mission. A few of these articles are from a special issue of Meteoritics & Planetary Science and a special issue Icarus.

 

Acuña, M. H., B. J. Anderson, C. T. Russell, P. Wasilewski, G. Kletetshka, L. Zanetti and N. Omidi (2002), NEAR Magnetic Field Observations at 433 Eros: First Measurements from the Surface of an Asteroid, Icarus, 155, 220-228.

Asphaug, E., J. M. Moore, D. Morrison, W. Benz, M. C. Nolan and R. J. Sullivan (1996), Mechanical and Geological Effects of Impact Cratering on Ida, Icarus, 120, 158-184.

Bell III, J. F., N. I. Izenberg, P. G. Lucey, B. E. Clark, C. Peterson, M. J. Gaffey, J. Joseph, B. Carcich, A Harch et al. (2002), Near-IR Reflectance Spectroscopy of 433 Eros from the NIS Instrument on the NEAR Mission: I. Low Phase Angle Observations, Icarus, 155, 119-144.

Bussey, D. B. J., M. S. Robinson, K. Edwards, P. C. Thomas, J. Joseph, S. Murchie, J. Veverka and A. P. Harch (2002), 433 Eros Global Basemap from NEAR Shoemaker MSI Images, Icarus, 155, 38-50.

Chapman, C. R. (1996), S-type asteroids, ordinary chondrites, and space weathering: The evidence from Galileo’s fly-bys of Gaspra and Ida, Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 31, 699-725.

Chapman, C. R., W. J. Merline, P. C. Thomas, J. Joseph, A. F. Cheng and N. Izenberg (2002) Impact History of Eros: Craters and Boulders, Icarus, 155, 104-118.

Cheng, A. F., O. Barnouin-Jha, L. Prockter, M. T. Zuber, G. Neumann, D. E. Smith, J. Garvin, M. Robinson, J. Veverka and P. Thomas (2002), Small-Scale Topography of 433 Eros from Laser Altimetry and Imaging, Icarus, 155, 51-74.

Cheng, A.F., N. Izenberg, C.R. Chapman, and M.T. Zuber (2002), Ponded deposits on Eros, Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 37, p.1095-1105.

Cheng, A.F., O. Barnouin-Jha, M.T. Zuber, J. Veverka, D.E. Smith, G.A. Neumann, M. Robinson, P. Thomas, J.B. Garvin, S. Murchie, S. Murchie, C. Chapman, L. Prockter (2001), laser altimetry of small-scale features on 433 Eros from NEAR-Shoemaker, Science, 292, 488-491.

Clark, B. E., P. Helfenstein, J. F. Bell, III, C. Peterson, J. Veverka, N. I. Izenberg, D. Domingue, D. Wellnitz and L. McFadden (2002), NEAR Infrared Spectrometer Photometry of Asteroid 433 Eros, Icarus, 155, 189-204.

Clark, B. E., P. Lucey, P. Helfenstein, J.F. Bell III, C. Peterson, J. Veverka, T. McConnochie, M.S. Robinson, B. Bussey, S.L. Murchie, N.I. Izenberg and C.R. Chapman (2001), Space Weathering on Eros: Constraints from Albedo and Spectral Measurements of Psyche Crater, Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 36, 1617-1637.

Clark, B.E., J. Veverka, P. Helfenstein, P.C. Thomas, J.F. Bell III, A. Harch, M.S. Robinson, S.L. Murchie, L.A. McFadden, C.R. Chapman (1999), NEAR Photometry of Asteroid 253 Mathilde, Icarus, 140, 53-65.

Domingue, D. L., M. Robinson, B. Carcich, J. Joseph, P. Thomas and B. E. Clark (2002), Disk-Integrated Photometry of 433 Eros, Icarus, 155, 205-219.

Erik Asphaug (2001) Once upon an asteroid, Nature, 413, 369-370.

Evans, L. G., R. D. Starr, J. Brückner, R. C. Reedy, W. V. Boynton, J. I. Trombka, J. O. Goldsten, J. Masarik, L. R. Nittler, and T. J. McCoy (2001), Elemental composition from gamma-ray spectroscopy of the NEAR-Shoemaker landing site on 433 Eros, Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 36, 1639-1660.

Hawkins, S.E. III, E.H. Darlington, S.L. Murchie, K. Peacock, T.J. Harris, C. B. Hersman, M.J. Elko, D.T. Pendergrast, B.W. Ballard, R.E. Gold, J. Veverka, M.S. Robinson (1997), Multi-spectral imager on the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Mission, Space Science Reviews, 82, 31-100.

Hinrichs, J. L. and P. G. Lucey (2002), Temperature-Dependent Near-Infrared Spectral Properties of Minerals, Meteorites, and Lunar Soil, Icarus, 155, 169-180.

Li H., M. S. Robinson and S. Murchie (2002), Preliminary Remediation of Scattered Light in NEAR MSI Images, Icarus, 155 , 244-252.

Lucey, P. G., J. Hinrichs, M. Kelly, D. Wellnitz, N. Izenberg, S. Murchie, M. Robinson, B. E. Clark and J. F. Bell, III (2002), Detection of Temperature-Dependent Spectral Variation on the Asteroid Eros and New Evidence for the Presence of an Olivine-Rich Silicate Assemblage, Icarus, 155, 181-188.

Magri, C., G. J. Consolmagno, S. J., S. J. Ostro, L. A. M. Benner and B. R. Beeney (2001), Radar constraints on asteroid regolith properties using 433 Eros as ground truth, Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 36, 1697-1709.

McCoy, T. J., M. S. Robinson, L. R. Nittler and T. H. Burbine (2002) The Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Mission to asteroid 433 Eros: A milestone in the study of asteroids and their relationship to meteorites, Chemie der Erde: Geochemistry, 62, 89-122.

McCoy, T.J., T.H. Burbine, L.A. McFadden, R.D. Starr, M.J. Gaffey, L.R. Nittler, L.G. Evans, N. Izenberg, P. Lucey, J.I. Trombka, J.F. Bell III, B.E. Clark, P.E. Clark, S.W. Squyres, C.R. Chapman, W.V. Boynton and J. Veverka (2001), The composition of 433 Eros: A mineralogical-chemical synthesis, Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 36, 1661-1672.

McFadden, L. A., D. D. Wellnitz, M. Schnaubelt, M. J. Gaffey, J. F. Bell III, N. Izenberg, S. Murchie and C. R. Chapman (2001) Mineralogical Interpretation of Reflectance Spectra of Eros from NEAR NIS Low Phase Flyby, Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 36, 1711-1726.

Miller, J. K., A. S. Konopliv, P. G. Antreasian, J. J. Bordi, S. Chesley, C. E. Helfrich, W. M. Owen, T. C. Wang, B. G. Williams, D. K. Yeomans and D. J. Scheeres (2002), Determination of Shape, Gravity, and Rotational State of Asteroid 433 Eros, Icarus, 155, 3-17.

Murchie, S., M. Robinson, B. Clark, H. Li, P. Thomas, J. Joseph, B. Bussey, D. Domingue, J. Veverka, N. Izenberg and C. Chapman (2002), Color Variations on Eros from NEAR Multispectral Imaging, Icarus, 155, 145-168.

Murchie, S., M. Robinson, D. Domingue, H. Li, L. Prockter, S. E. Hawkins III, W. Owen, B. Clark and N. Izenberg (2002), Inflight Calibration of the NEAR Multispectral Imager: II. Results from Eros Approach and Orbit, Icarus, 155, 229-243.

Murchie, S., M. S. Robinson, S.E. Hawkins, III, A. Harch, P. Helfenstein, P. Thomas, K. Peacock, E.H. Darlington, R. Gold, B. Clark, James F. Bell, III, W. Merline, N. Izenberg, and Joseph Veverka (1999), Inflight Calibration of the NEAR Multispectral Imager, Icarus, 140, 66-91.

Nittler, L, R., R. D. Starr, L. Lim, T. J. McCoy, T. H. Burbine, R. C. Reedy, J. I. Trombka, P. Gorenstein, S. W. Squyres, W. V. Boynton, T. P. McClanahan, J. S. Bhangoo, P. E. Clark, M. E. Murphy and R. Killen (2001) X-ray fluorescence measurements of the surface elemental composition of asteroid 433 Eros, Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 36, 1673-1695.

Prockter, L., P. Thomas, M. Robinson, J. Joseph, A. Milne, B. Bussey, J. Veverka and A. Cheng (2002), Surface Expressions of Structural Features on Eros, Icarus, 155, 75-93.

Rivkin, A. S. and B. E. Clark (2001), Observations of 433 Eros from 1.25 to 3.35 microns, Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 36, 1727-1729.

Robinson, M. S., D.B.J. Bussey, J. Edmonds, J. Lutsey, A. Milne, K. Moore, L. Prockter, B. Wilcox (2002), NEAR MSI Mosaics of 433 Eros, 33rd LPSC, #1671.

Robinson, M. S., P. C. Thomas, J. Veverka, S. L. Murchie and B. B. Wilcox (2002), The geology of 433 Eros, Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 37, 1651-1684.

Robinson, M. S., P. C. Thomas, J. Veverka, S. Murchie and B. Carcich (2001), The nature of ponded deposits on Eros, Nature, 413, 396-400.

Speyerer, E., M.S. Robinson, A. Harch, C. Peterson, M. Bell, J. Veverka (2002), NEAR MSI Movies of Eros, 33rd LPSC, #1209.

Thomas, P. C., J. Joseph, B. Carcich, J. Veverka, B. E. Clark, J. F. Bell, III, A. W. Byrd, R. Chomko, M. Robinson et al. (2002) Eros: Shape, Topography, and Slope Processes, Icarus, 155, 18-37.

Thomas, P. C., L. Prockter, M. Robinson, J. Joseph, and J. Veverka (2002), Global structure of asteroid 433 Eros, Geophys. Res. Let., 10.1029/2001GL014599.

Thomas, P.C., J. Veverka, J.F. Bell III, B.E. Clark, B. Carcich, J. Joseph, M. Robinson, L.A. McFadden, M.C. Malin, C.R. Chapman, W. Merline, S. Murchie (1999), Mathilde, Size, Shape, and Geology, Icarus, 140, 17-27.

Thomas, P.C., J. Veverka, M. S. Robinson and S. Murchie (2001), Shoemaker crater as the source of most ejecta blocks on the asteroid 433 Eros, Nature, 413, 394-396.

Trombka, J. I., L. R. Nittler, R. D. Starr, L. G. Evans, T. J. McCoy, W. V. Boynton, T. H. Burbine, J. Brückner, P. Gorenstein, S. W. Squyres, R. C. Reedy, J. O. Goldsten, L. Lim, K. Hurley, P. E. Clark, S. R. Floyd, T. P. McClanahan, E. McCartney, J. Branscomb, J. S. Bhangoo, I. Mikheeva, and M. E. Murphy (2001) The Near-Shoemaker XGRS Experiment (2001) Overview And Lessons Learned, Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 36, 1605-1616.

Veverka, J, P.C. Thomas, J.F. Bell III, M. Bell, B. Carcich, B. Clark, A. Harch, J. Joseph, P. Martin, M.S. Robinson, S. Murchie, N. Izenberg, E. Hawkins, J. Warren, A. Cheng, D. Dunham, C. Chapman, W.J. Merline, L. McFadden, D. Wellnitz, M. Malin, W.M. Owen Jr., J.K. Miller, B.G. Williams, and D.K. Yeomans (1999), Imaging of Asteroid 433 Eros During NEAR’s Flyby Reconnaissance , Science, 285, 562-564.

Veverka, J., B. Farquhar, M. Robinson, P. Thomas, S. Murchie, A. Harsh, P. G. Antreasian, S. R. Chesley, J. K. Miller, W. M. Owen Jr, B, G. Williams, D. Yeomans, D. Dunham, G. Heyler, M. Holdridge, R. L. Nelson, K. R. Whittenburg, J. C. Ray, B. Carcich, A. Cheng, C. Chapman, J. F. Bell III, M. Bell, B. Bussey, B. Clark, D. Domingue, M. J. Gaffey, E. Hawkins, N. Izenberg, J. Joseph, R. Kirk, P. Lucey, M. Malin, L. McFadden, W. J. Merline, C. Peterson, L. Prockter, J Warren and D. Wellnitz (2001) The landing of the NEAR-Shoemaker spacecraft on asteroid 433 Eros, Nature, 413, 390-393.

Veverka, J., M. Robinson, P. Thomas, S. Murchie, J. F. Bell III, N. Izenberg, C. Chapman, A. Harch, M. Bell, B. Carcich, A. Cheng, B. Clark, D. Domingue, D. Dunham, R. Farquhar, M. J. Gaffey, E. Hawkins, J. Joseph, R. Kirk, H. Li, P. Lucey, M. Malin, P. Martin, L. McFadden, W. J. Merline, J. K. Miller, W. M. Owen Jr., C. Peterson, L. Prockter, J. Warren, D. Wellnitz, B. G. Williams, and D. K. Yeomans (2000), NEAR at Eros: Imaging and Spectral Results, Science, 289, 2088-2097.

Veverka, J., P. Thomas, A. Harch, B. Clark, J.F. Bell III, B. Carcich, J. Joseph, C. Chapman, W. Merline, M. Robinson, M. Malin, L.A. McFadden, S. Murchie, S.E. Hawkins III, R. Farquhar, N. Izenberg, and A. Cheng (1997), NEAR’s Flyby of 253 Mathilde: Images of a C Asteroid, Science, 278, 2109-2114.

Veverka, J., P.C. Thomas, M. Robinson, S. Murchie, C. Chapman, M. Bell, A. Harch, W.J. Merline, J.F. Bell III, B. Bussey, B. Carcich, A. Cheng, B. Clark, D. Domingue, D. Dunham, R. Farquhar, M.J. Gaffey, E. Hawkins, N. Izenberg, J. Joseph, R. Kirk, H. Li, P. Lucey, M. Malin, L. McFadden, J.K. Miller, W.M. Owen, Jr., C. Peterson, L. Prockter, J. Warren, D. Wellnitz, B.G. Williams, and D.K. Yeomans (2001), Imaging of small-scale features on 433 Eros From NEAR: Evidence for a complex regolith, Science, 292, 484-488.

Veverka. J., J.F. Bell III, P. Thomas, A. Harch, S. Murchie, S.E. Hawkins III, J.W. Warren, H. Darlington, K. Peacock, C.R. Chapman, L.A. McFadden, M.C. Malin, M.S. Robinson (1997), An overview of the NEAR multispectral imager (MSI) --Near Infrared Spectrometer (NIS) investigation, Journal Geophysical Research, 102, p.23709-23728.

Wilkison, S. L., M. S. Robinson, P. C. Thomas, J. Veverka, T. J. McCoy, S. L. Murchie, L. M. Prockter and D. K. Yeomans (2002), An Estimate of Eros's Porosity and Implications for Internal Structure, Icarus, 155, 94-103.

Wilkison, S.L. and M.S. Robinson (2000), Bulk density of ordinary chondrite meteorites and implications for asteroidal internal structure, Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 35, 1203-1213.

Yeomans, D. K. (1995), Asteroid 433 Eros: The target body of the NEAR mission, J. Astronaut Sci., 43, 417-426.

Zuber, M.T., D.E. Smith, A.F. Cheng, J.B. Garvin, O. Aharonson, T.D. Cole, P.J. Dunn, Y. Guo, F.G. Lemoine, G.A. Neumann, D.D. Rowlands, and M.H. Torrance (2000), The shape of 433 Eros from NEAR Shoemaker laser rangefinder, Science, 289, 2097-2101.