Asteroid approach, Science operations begin! |
Asteroid approach, Science operations begin! |
Aug 24 2018, 06:48 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 540 Joined: 17-November 05 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 557 |
NASA update on the OSIRIS-REx mission, includes first picture of the asteroid from the spacecraft.
Begins Operations |
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Mar 31 2020, 08:57 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10178 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/news/nomencla...roved-for-bennu
A new set of names for Bennu's rocks, added to those already given. I will get them on the map as time permits. Nice to see Thorondor among them, me being a Tolkien addict from way back. Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PD: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain) |
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