NEAR Shoemaker
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NEAR Shoemaker was a NASA robotic space probe that studied the near-Earth asteroid Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to orbit and land on an asteroid.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NEAR Shoemaker canonical | 5 |
| NEAR | 1 |
| NEAR experiment | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7210418 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NEAR Shoemaker Context triple: [NASA Discovery Program, firstMission, NEAR Shoemaker]
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A.
Iota
Iota is the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet, historically representing a short "i" sound and giving rise to the Latin letter I.
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B.
Telos
Telos is an icy, subterranean planet in the Doctor Who universe best known as a major stronghold and tomb world of the Cybermen.
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C.
Nakhl
Nakhl is a small desert town and administrative center located in Egypt’s North Sinai region, historically serving as a strategic waypoint in the central Sinai Peninsula.
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D.
Nibiru
Nibiru is a studio album by Puerto Rican reggaeton and Latin trap artist Ozuna that blends urban rhythms with melodic, futuristic-themed production.
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E.
Pedalion
Pedalion is a seminal Greek Orthodox canonical manual, often called "The Rudder," that systematically compiles and interprets church canons for practical ecclesiastical use.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NEAR Shoemaker Target entity description: NEAR Shoemaker was a NASA robotic space probe that studied the near-Earth asteroid Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to orbit and land on an asteroid.
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A.
Iota
Iota is the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet, historically representing a short "i" sound and giving rise to the Latin letter I.
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B.
Telos
Telos is an icy, subterranean planet in the Doctor Who universe best known as a major stronghold and tomb world of the Cybermen.
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C.
Nakhl
Nakhl is a small desert town and administrative center located in Egypt’s North Sinai region, historically serving as a strategic waypoint in the central Sinai Peninsula.
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D.
Nibiru
Nibiru is a studio album by Puerto Rican reggaeton and Latin trap artist Ozuna that blends urban rhythms with melodic, futuristic-themed production.
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E.
Pedalion
Pedalion is a seminal Greek Orthodox canonical manual, often called "The Rudder," that systematically compiles and interprets church canons for practical ecclesiastical use.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA spacecraft
ⓘ
space probe ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
NEAR
ⓘ
linked to:
NEAR Shoemaker
|
| communicationBand | X-band ⓘ |
| discoveredEvidenceOf |
complex cratered surface on 433 Eros
ⓘ
regolith on 433 Eros ⓘ |
| dryMass | approximately 440 kg ⓘ |
| endOfMission | 2001-02-28 ⓘ |
| enteredOrbitAround | 433 Eros ⓘ |
| firstOf |
first spacecraft to land on an asteroid
ⓘ
first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid ⓘ |
| flybyTarget | 253 Mathilde ⓘ |
| fullName | Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous – Shoemaker ⓘ |
| landingDate | 2001-02-12 ⓘ |
| landingTarget | 433 Eros ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| launchDate | 1996-02-17 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Delta II 7925-8
ⓘ
linked to:
Delta II
|
| massAtLaunch | 805 kg ⓘ |
| missionDurationFromLaunchToEnd | approximately 5 years ⓘ |
| missionResult |
provided measurements of elemental composition of 433 Eros
ⓘ
returned detailed images of 433 Eros ⓘ |
| missionTarget |
253 Mathilde
ⓘ
433 Eros ⓘ |
| missionType |
asteroid study mission
ⓘ
lander ⓘ near-Earth asteroid rendezvous mission ⓘ orbiter ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Eugene Shoemaker ⓘ |
| objective |
determine the internal structure of 433 Eros
ⓘ
investigate the magnetic field of 433 Eros ⓘ measure the gravity field of 433 Eros ⓘ study the composition of 433 Eros ⓘ study the morphology of 433 Eros ⓘ |
| operator |
NASA
ⓘ
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ⓘ
linked to:
Goddard Space Flight Center
|
| orbitInsertionDate | 2000-02-14 ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| primaryTarget | 433 Eros ⓘ |
| program |
Discovery Program
ⓘ
linked to:
NASA Discovery Program
|
| propulsionType | monopropellant hydrazine thrusters ⓘ |
| scientificInstruments |
X-ray/gamma-ray spectrometer
ⓘ
linked to:
X-ray Spectrometer
laser rangefinder ⓘ magnetometer ⓘ multispectral imager ⓘ near-infrared spectrometer ⓘ radio science experiment ⓘ |
| spacecraftManufacturer | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NEAR Shoemaker Description of subject: NEAR Shoemaker was a NASA robotic space probe that studied the near-Earth asteroid Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to orbit and land on an asteroid.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: NEAR Shoemaker
linked to: NEAR Shoemaker