Planets and Moons ID: 13428

Surprises from Asteroid Bennu

Released on December 2, 2019

The OSIRIS-REx team has already pushed the boundaries of scientific exploration - going from ground-based radar images from Arecibo in Puerto Rico all the way to orbiting a few hundred meters from asteroid Bennu. The team is mere months away from a sample collection attempt at the asteroid surface. Before this attempt, we take a look back at some of the major achievements, surprises, and challenges of sampling an asteroid with OSIRIS-REx.

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Credits

James Tralie (ADNET Systems, Inc.):
Lead Producer
Lead Editor
Animator
Narrator

Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.):
Technical Support

Michael Lentz (USRA):
Animator

Lisa Poje (USRA):
Animator

Bailee DesRocher (USRA):
Animator

Walt Feimer (KBR Wyle Services, LLC):
Lead Animator

Kel Elkins (USRA):
Data Visualizer

Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (USRA):
Animator

Josh Masters (Freelance):
Animator

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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Mission:
OSIRIS-REX

Keywords:
SVS >> Asteroid
SVS >> HDTV
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons
SVS >> Bennu
SVS >> Sample Return