The Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous - Shoemaker spacecraft... - Historystack

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The Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous - Shoemaker spacecraft touches down in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid

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Solar System

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Quite important (7)

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Science

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Milky Way, Solar System, Contemporary, Science and Technologies, History of United States, United States, Science, 21th Century, 2000s, History of Solar System, Space Age, Year 2001, NASA, Asteroids, February 12, NEAR Shoemaker

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