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Meteorites on a Mission

November 16, 2000 - May 10, 2002

Museum: Natural History Museum

Location: Ground Floor, West Side of Constitution Ave. Lobby

This case addresses the NASA's Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) mission to provide the first comprehensive study of an asteroid and features models; photographs; asteroid and meteorite specimens; animated footage of the asteroid 433 Eros -- the focus of the mission -- and the spacecraft orbiting it.

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