{"id":4823,"date":"2020-06-09T21:21:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T18:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nasa-gets-up-close-and-personal-with-asteroid\/"},"modified":"2020-06-09T21:21:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T18:21:00","slug":"nasa-gets-up-close-and-personal-with-asteroid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nasa-gets-up-close-and-personal-with-asteroid\/","title":{"rendered":"#NASA gets up close and personal with asteroid"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#NASA gets up close and personal with asteroid<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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June 9, 2020 |<\/span> 2:21pm <\/p>\n

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\n This view of sample site Osprey on asteroid Bennu is a mosaic of images collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.<\/span>
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\n NASA\u2019s OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe has already done a lot of work in a very short amount of time. After originally arriving at the space rock known as Bennu way back in 2018, it successfully entered its orbit and began scanning its surface for interesting sights. The asteroid\u2019s surface proved to be littered with more debris than NASA had anticipated, so finding a nice smooth spot to touch down posed a huge challenge.<\/p>\n

The plan all along has been for the probe to dive close to the asteroid and collect a sample of its surface material for study back on Earth. Deciding on a location took some time, and NASA had multiple would-be sample-collection sites mapp<\/a>ed out before coming to a final decision. Now, we have a glorious look at once of the backup collection sites.<\/p>\n

As NASA explains, OSIRIS-REx performed a very close pass of the collection site known as Osprey in late May. It lowered itself to within 250 meters of the asteroid\u2019s dusty surface, which is hazardous in and of itself, but it was crucial to ensuring the mission is an eventual success.<\/p>\n

The team has already selected the sample site called Nightingale as the primary collection spot, but it\u2019s important to have a backup plan. Osprey is that backup plan, and the OSIRIS-REx team needed a nice clear map of the area in the event that they\u2019d have to resort to collecting a sample from Osprey instead of Nightingale.<\/p>\n

The actual sample-collection maneuver is as delicate as you can possibly imagine. The spacecraft will have to lower itself to within a literal arm\u2019s reach of the surface, extend its robotic limb, and snatch a sample before returning to a higher orbit. The probe will ensure it collected enough material before departing and then, if everything looks in order, it will push itself out of Bennu\u2019s orbit and begin the long journey home.<\/p>\n

The probe won\u2019t be attempting the sample gathering maneuver until August, but it\u2019s been getting some practice in the meantime. In April, NASA\u2019s team sent the spacecraft on a brief dive toward the asteroid before turning it back around. It\u2019s a bit like a practice swing, and it allows the probe\u2019s handlers to get a better idea of how OSIRIS-REx will respond during the eventual real-world maneuver.<\/p>\n

Because of the distance between the asteroid and Earth, real-time control of the probe is out of the question. Instead, the scientists have to tell the probe to carry out a command and then hope that nothing goes wrong. It\u2019s this simple fact that makes practicing maneuvers ahead of time so vitally important.<\/p>\n

The surface of the asteroid Bennu as shot by the OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe.\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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