Eros' North Polar Region (natural colors; credits: Lunexit)

For much of the past five weeks, imaging activities on the NEAR Shoemaker Spacecraft have focused on the high Northern Latitudes of Eros.
The point at which the Sun is directly overhead - known as the "subsolar point" - has been steadily moving from Eros' Northern Regions toward the Equator as the Asteroid's seasons progress.
As this happens, the Northern Hemisphere is illuminated less and less, and previously dark Southern Latitudes progressively come into view.

In this image, taken March 19, 2000, from a range of 205 Km (approx. 127 miles), the asteroid's North Pole is in the upper right of the frame. The whole scene is 7,4 Km (4,6 miles) across.

(Image 0128883708)