... The digital images show that while many regions appear smooth with craters filled in by an accumulation of loose regolith , much of Eros' surface is littered with rocks and boulders. ...
... The data returned from the surface of Eros are plotted above and show clearly features corresponding to Iron, Oxygen, Silicon, and Potassium in the asteroid's regolith . ...
... On 2001 February 12, the NEAR mission drew to a dramatic close as it was crash landed onto the asteroid's surface , surviving well enough to return an analysis of the composition of the surface regolith . ...
... A linear depression -- possibly a tectonic fault -- is visible toward the right, crossing the likely loose material that composes Rhea's surface regolith . ...
... On 2001 February 12, the NEAR mission drew to a dramatic close as it was crash landed onto the asteroid's surface , surviving well enough to return an analysis of the composition of the surface regolith . ...
... That area is known as "the planet of the goats" because of the rough terrain and strange looking rocks. Tomorrow's picture: regolithic . < | Archive | ...
... An analysis of data collected so far is consistent with near-pure water ice deposits - the residue of cometary impacts - buried beneath as much as 18 inches of dry dusty regolith . ...
... Craters and large chunks of rock are seen scattered on the surface while some of the craters appear to be covered by a layer of powdery soil or "regolith" . ...
... New images from Mars Global Surveyor indicate that Phobos is covered with a layer of fine dust about a meter thick, similar to the regolith on the Earth's Moon. ...