Asteroid approach, Science operations begin! |
Asteroid approach, Science operations begin! |
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NASA update on the OSIRIS-REx mission, includes first picture of the asteroid from the spacecraft.
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High Phase Angle Picture taken seven hours before arrival by MapCam (click on link).
There will be a press conference December 10th to discuss the initial scientific results from approach, along with presentations at the AGU (American Geophysical Union) meeting on the 11th and 12th. Press Conference Page QUOTE Get ready for some asteroid science. Now that OSIRIS-REx has arrived at Bennu, the mission team will be presenting the initial results of their scientific studies of the asteroid during the spacecraft’s Approach Phase. The highlights will be discussed at a press conference on Dec. 10 at the American Geophysical Union’s fall meeting in Washington, DC. For conference attendees, three special scientific sessions in collaboration with JAXA’s Hayabusa2 mission will explore the early results from both missions in more detail on Dec. 11 and 12
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High Phase Angle Picture taken seven hours before arrival by MapCam (click on link). The thing on the bottom left looks like a flat curled up sheet ![]() Its probably an optical illusion but man this thing has definitely collected a lot of rocky stuff over the years. Much different than Ryugu Full Rotation https://www.asteroidmission.org/?attachment_id=12182#main |
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