Cross-Instrument Comparison of MapCam and OVIRS on OSIRIS-REx
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DOI: 10.1007/s11214-022-00873-8
Abstract: Two of the instruments onboard the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, the MapCam color imager and the OVIRS visible and infrared spectrometer, observed the surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu in partially overlapping wavelengths. Significant scientific advances have been… read more here.
Keywords: osiris rex; instrument comparison; mapcam ovirs; two instruments ... See more keywords
OSIRIS-REx low-velocity particles during outbound cruise
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DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2018.08.020
Abstract: Abstract We analyzed high-angular rate streaks first recorded by OSIRIS-REx’s MapCam during a 2017 search for Earth Trojan asteroids. We interpret them as water-ice particles that translated across the imager’s field of view, originating from… read more here.
Keywords: low velocity; osiris rex; outbound cruise; velocity particles ... See more keywords
Assessing stereophotoclinometry by modeling a physical wall representing asteroid Bennu
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2020.105077
Abstract: Abstract The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security–Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission is characterizing the surface and orbital environment of the primitive asteroid (101955) Bennu to enable the collection and return of pristine samples of… read more here.
Keywords: stereophotoclinometry modeling; osiris rex; bennu; wall ... See more keywords
Overcoming the Challenges Associated with Image-Based Mapping of Small Bodies in Preparation for the OSIRIS-REx Mission to (101955) Bennu
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DOI: 10.1029/2018ea000382
Abstract: The OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission is the third mission in NASA's New Frontiers Program and is the first U.S. mission to return samples from an asteroid to Earth. The most important decision ahead of… read more here.
Keywords: osiris rex; image based; mapping small; challenges associated ... See more keywords
Sampling the Early Solar System
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DOI: 10.1126/science.abf2271
Abstract: Our knowledge of the Solar System has been greatly advanced by exploration with robotic spacecraft, but there are many limitations on the instruments those can carry. More detailed information can be extracted by analyzing samples… read more here.
Keywords: osiris rex; system; solar system; early solar ... See more keywords
OSIRIS-REX: The Journey to Asteroid Bennu and Back
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DOI: 10.2113/gselements.13.3.212
Abstract: In May 2011, NASA selected the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security–Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) asteroid sample return mission as the third of its New Frontiers program missions. The previous, yet ongoing, two New Frontiers… read more here.
Keywords: asteroid bennu; rex journey; osiris rex; journey asteroid ... See more keywords
Prokaryotic and Fungal Characterization of the Facilities Used to Assemble, Test, and Launch the OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.530661
Abstract: To characterize the ATLO (Assembly, Test, and Launch Operations) environment of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, we analyzed 17 aluminum witness foils and two blanks for bacterial, archaeal, fungal, and arthropod DNA. Under NASA’s Planetary Protection guidelines,… read more here.
Keywords: sample; osiris rex; launch; microbiology ... See more keywords