martes, 11 de diciembre de 2018

OSIRIS-REx Debuts New Bennu Mosaic, 3D Shape Model | NASA

OSIRIS-REx Debuts New Bennu Mosaic, 3D Shape Model | NASA





OSIRIS-REx Debuts 

New Bennu Mosaic, 

3D Shape Model

detailed image of asteroid
This mosaic image of asteroid Bennu is composed of 12 PolyCam images collected on Dec. 2 by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from a range of 15 miles (24 km).
Credit:  NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona
animation of spinning asteroid
This preliminary shape model of asteroid Bennu was created from a compilation of images taken by OSIRIS-REx’s PolyCam camera during the spacecraft’s approach toward Bennu during the month of November. This 3D shape model shows features on Bennu as small as six meters.
Credits: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona
Last Updated: Dec. 10, 2018
Editor: Karl Hille

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