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Mars Odyssey Launch
April 7, 2001
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NEAR Shoemaker
On February 17, 1996, the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) spacecraft was launched on a mission
to answer important questions about the origin and composition of asteroids, comets, and our solar system.
It was the first of the NASA Discovery Program missions, an ongoing program that is intended to offer the scientific
community opportunities to accomplish frequent, high quality scientific investigations using innovative and efficient
management approaches. NEAR (renamed NEAR Shoemaker after USGS astrogeologist Eugene Shoemaker),
during its 5-year mission was the first to orbit and land on an asteroid and provide
the most detailed profile yet of a small celestial body. NEAR Shoemaker touched down on the surface of Eros at
3:01:52 p.m. EST (20:01:52 UT) Monday, 12 February 2001.
Astrogeology Research Program
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Mars Odyssey
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Earth Observing System
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Deep Space 1
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