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A reanalysis of  NEAR  X‐ray/gamma‐ray spectrometer ( XGRS ) data provides robust evidence that the elemental composition of the near‐Earth asteroid 433 Eros is consistent with the L and  LL  ordinary chondrites. These results facilitated the use of the gamma‐ray measurements to produce the first in situ measurement of hydrogen concentrations on an asteroid. The measured value,    1100   −  700    +  1600     ppm, is consistent with hydrogen concentrations measured in L and  LL  chondrite meteorite falls. Gamma‐ray derived abundances of hydrogen and potassium show no evidence for depletion of volatiles relative to ordinary chondrites, suggesting that the sulfur depletion observed in X‐ray data is a surficial effect, consistent with a space‐weathering origin. The newfound agreement between the X‐ray, gamma‐ray, and spectral data suggests that the  NEAR  landing site, a ponded regolith deposit, has an elemental composition that is indistinguishable from the mean surface. This observation argues against a pond formation process that segregates metals from silicates, and instead suggests that the differences observed in reflectance spectra between the ponds and bulk Eros are due to grain size differences resulting from granular sorting of ponded material.

Hydrogen and major element concentrations on 433 Eros: Evidence for an L‐ or LL ‐chondrite‐like surface composition