urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:mag.near 1.1 1.14.0.0 Product_Context 2023-05-12 1.1 Removed extraneous external references, replaced description with a short summary, and added NAIF instrument ID and Type List Area 2016-10-01 1.0 extracted metadata from PDS3 catalog and modified to comply with PDS4 Information Model urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument_host:spacecraft.near instrument_to_instrument_host Acuna, M., C.T. Russell, L.J. Zanetti, and B.J. Anderson, The NEAR Magnetic Field Investigation: Science Objectives at Asteroid Eros 433 and Experimental Approach, Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 102(E10), pp. 23751-23760, 1997. reference.ACUNAETAL1997 Lohr, D.A., L.J. Zanetti, B.J. Anderson, T.A. Potemra, J.R. Hayes, R.E. Gold, R.M. Henshaw, F.F. Mobley, D.B. Holland, M.H. Acuna, and J.L. Sheifele, Near Magnetic Field Investigation, Instrumentation, Spacecraft Magnetics and Data Access, Science Reviews, Vol. 82, pp. 255-281, 1997. reference.LOHRETAL1997 MAGNETOMETER Magnetometer The NEAR magnetometer (MAG) was a fluxgate magnetometer using ring core sensors made of highly magnetically permeable material to detect and map the intrinsic magnetic fields of the asteroid 433 Eros. The primary scientific objectives were to establish the global characteristics and geometry of the magnetic field (internal, remnant, or surface) associated with Eros and any detectable interaction with the solar wind and interplanetary field. Secondary objectives include detection of the bow shock, boundary crossings, and magnetic signatures of surface features.