Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Tagging Bennu

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 22, 2020 is “Tagging Bennu,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: OSIRIS-REx , University of Arizona , NASA , Goddard Scientific Visualization Studio. The original explanation runs about 125 words.

Tagging Bennu
Credit: Image Credit: OSIRIS-REx , University of Arizona , NASA , Goddard Scientific Visualization Studio Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“On October 20 , after a careful approach to the boulder-strewn surface, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft’s arm reached out and touched asteroid Bennu. Dubbed a Touch-And-Go (TAG) sampling event , the 30 centimeter wide sampling head (TAGSAM) appears to crush some of the rocks in this snapshot.”

— APOD editors, October 22, 2020

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
October 22, 2020
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: OSIRIS-REx , University of Arizona , NASA , Goddard Scientific Visualization Studio
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 125 words

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