Weatherday: Eros, here we are

Remains of Heartbreak Pier in Cobh, departure point for generations of Irish emigrants from the then Queenstown (2022).

Blustery with outbreaks of rain this morning, clearing to some sunny spells later.

Temperatures up to 9deg in strong gusty wind from the south, moderating later.

On this day in 2001, the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft became the first human-made object to land on an asteroid, Eros. It sent back valuable information for two weeks before it succumbed to the extreme cold of its environment.

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