However, both the imager and the near-infrared spectrometer have detected discernible color differences between parts of the asteroid.

One location on Eros with distinctive color is the eastern side of the "saddle." This color composite image of that region was taken April 2, 2000, from an orbital altitude of 201 kilometers (125 miles).

In this false color representation, the red and green image planes were taken in different wavelengths of infrared light, and the blue image plane was taken in blue light.

NEAR scientists interpret the bright and greenish-gray appearing regions near the rim of the saddle to represent relatively fresh exposures of subsurface soil.

In contrast, the pinkish looking soil covering other areas is thought to have been modified by exposure to small impacts and the solar wind.

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Moscow - May 31, 2000 - The Space Marketing Centre (SMC), which was specifically established by the Russian Aviation and Space Agency (RAKA) on January 28, 1998 for both space advertising and marketing activities including those for all the Russian segments of the International Space Station is to file suit in a Moscow court against Pizza Hut, Inc. for improper use of SMC-RAKA's name and reputation.