NEAR Shoemaker Lands on Asteroid Eros in First Touchdown, February 12, 2001
NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touches down in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.
Date: February 12, 2001
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