Eros (a Near-Earth Asteroid)

$image of layer of regolith and criss-crossed fractures and pit chains on the surface of the asteroid Eros$

The asteroid Eros is blanketed by a layer of regolith and criss-crossed by fractures and pit chains. SwRI scientists are using numerical models to find a relationship between the size and shape of these pits and the thickness and mechanical properties of the regolith material.

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Contact Information

Danielle Y. Wyrick

Planetary Geosciences

(210) 522-6837

dwyrick@swri.org

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