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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 188. Not illustrated. Chapters: 433 Eros, 1036 Ganymed, 719 Albert, Amor Asteroid, 5751 Zao, 3552 Don Quixote, 2002 At4, 1580 Betulia, (6178) 1986 Da, 4587 Rees, 3908 Nyx, 1916 Boreas, 1221 Amor, 887 Alinda, 5370 Taranis, (10302) 1989 Ml, List of Named Amor Asteroids, 2006 Xg1, 9950 Esa, 5653 Camarillo, 3199 Nefertiti, List of Amor Asteroid Records, 2202 Pele, 3551 Verenia, 1627 Ivar, 2006 Hz51, 4947 Ninkasi, 4055 Magellan, (3757) 1982 Xb, 3122 Florence, 1980 Tezcatlipoca, 1943 Anteros, 4503 Cleobulus, 4487 Pocahontas, 1917 Cuyo, 2368 Beltrovata, 4957 Brucemurray, 15817 Lucianotesi, 3288 Seleucus, 2608 Seneca, 3553 Mera, 6456 Golombek, 7088 Ishtar, 3691 Bede, 8034 Akka, 5863 Tara, 8013 Gordonmoore, 2061 Anza, 9172 Abhramu, 18106 Blume, 3102 Krok, 5869 Tanith, 7336 Saunders, 5324 Lyapunov, 7480 Norwan, 5797 Bivoj, 4401 Aditi, 6050 Miwablock, 5879 Almeria, 39557 Gielgud, 7358 Oze, 3671 Dionysus, 20460 Robwhiteley, 16912 Rhiannon, 11284 Belenus, (3988) 1986 La, 3352 Mcauliffe, 2003 Sm84, (153591) 2001 Sn263, 2008 Hq3, 2008 Hs3, 1915 Quetzalcoatl, 5332 Davidaguilar, 3271 Ul, (4688) 1980 Wf, (4596) 1981 Qb, 2059 Baboquivari, (7236) 1987 Pa, 4954 Eric. Excerpt: 433 Eros - Surface gravity depends on the distance from a spot on the surface to the center of a body's mass. The Erotian surface gravity varies greatly, since Eros is not a sphere but an elongated peanut-shaped (or potato- or shoe-shaped) object. The daytime temperature on Eros can reach about 100 C at perihelion. Nighttime measurements fall near -150 C. Eros's density is 2,400 kg/m, about the same as the density of Earth's crust. It rotates once every 5.27 hours. NEAR scientists have found that most of the larger rocks strewn across Eros were ejected from a single crater in a meteor collision approximately 1 billion years ago. This impact may also be responsible for the 40 ...
