NEAR Shoemaker
1996 robotic space probe that landed on asteroid 433 Eros in 2001
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Summary
NEAR Shoemaker is a space probe[1]. It draws 377 Wikipedia views per month (space_probe category, ranking #37 of 135).[2]
Key Facts
- NEAR Shoemaker's instance of is recorded as space probe[3].
- Eugene Merle Shoemaker is named after NEAR Shoemaker[4].
- NEAR Shoemaker was followed by Mars Pathfinder[5].
- NEAR Shoemaker is part of Discovery Program[6].
- NEAR Shoemaker is part of NEAR mission[7].
- NEAR Shoemaker's Commons category is recorded as NEAR[8].
- NEAR Shoemaker's space launch vehicle is recorded as Delta II[9].
- NEAR Shoemaker's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as February 17, 1996[10].
- NEAR Shoemaker's UTC date of spacecraft landing is recorded as February 12, 2001[11].
- NEAR Shoemaker's time of object orbit decay is recorded as February 12, 2001[12].
- NEAR Shoemaker's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[13].
- NEAR Shoemaker's significant event is recorded as planetary flyby[14].
- NEAR Shoemaker's significant event is recorded as orbital activity[15].
- NEAR Shoemaker's significant event is recorded as soft landing[16].
- NEAR Shoemaker's significant event is recorded as loss of signal[17].
- NEAR Shoemaker's official website is recorded as https://near.jhuapl.edu/[18].
- NEAR Shoemaker's location of landing is recorded as 433 Eros[19].
- NEAR Shoemaker's carries scientific instrument is recorded as NEAR Multispectral Imager[20].
- NEAR Shoemaker's orbits completed is recorded as {'amount': '+230'}[21].
- NEAR Shoemaker's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17[22].
- NEAR Shoemaker's mass is recorded as {'amount': '+800'}[23].
- NEAR Shoemaker's mass is recorded as {'amount': '+487'}[24].
- NEAR Shoemaker's nominal power output is recorded as {'amount': '+1800'}[25].
- NEAR Shoemaker's P14541 is recorded as 2SOhxf[26].
Why It Matters
NEAR Shoemaker draws 377 Wikipedia views per month (space_probe category, ranking #37 of 135).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]