Scientists made another striking discovery: site Nightingale’s regolith has only recently been exposed to the harsh space environment - meaning I’ll collect & return some of the asteroids most pristine material. Nightingales fresh material is visible in the spectral color map. pic.twitter.com/H88CFJt5Z9
— NASAs OSIRIS-REx (@OSIRISREx) October 9, 2020
Since arriving at asteroid Bennu in Dec. 2018, our @OSIRISREx spacecraft has set a record-breaking orbit and mapped the surface better than any planetary body. On Oct. 20, it will collect our first sample of an asteroid: https://t.co/c4FWs7fQ9u pic.twitter.com/YIOvhyhily
— NASA (@NASA) September 19, 2020
Variations in color & reflectance on the surface of #Bennu suggest that the @OSIRISREx sample will contain materials, a high proportion of organic material, with diverse origins & evolution even from a single location on the asteroid. #Astrogeology https://t.co/wPrzaAK7ks pic.twitter.com/65L7ukH1rW
— ▪Hanna (@Hannantarctic) October 10, 2020