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NEAR EARTH ASTEROID RENDEZ-VOUS [1 record]

Record 1 2002-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
Key term(s)
  • near-Earth asteroid rendez-vous

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
CONT

Dans l'après-midi du 14 février 2000, jour de la Saint Valentin, la sonde américaine NEAR (Near Earth Asteroide Rendezvous, rendez-vous avec un astéroïde proche de la Terre) s'est correctement mise en orbite à 50 km d'altitude autour de l'astéroïde de l'amour, Eros, du nom de la divinité, fils d'Arès et d'Aphrodite.

Spanish

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