Assessing the Sampleability of Bennu’s Surface for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission

Abstract NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission, OSIRIS-REx, collected a sample from the surface of near-Earth asteroid Bennu in October 2020 and will deliver it to Earth in September 2023. Selecting a sample collection site on Bennu’s surface was challenging due to the surprisin...

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Main Authors: Walsh, Kevin J., Bierhaus, Edward B., Lauretta, Dante S., Nolan, Michael C., Ballouz, Ronald-Louis, Bennett, Carina A., Jawin, Erica R., Barnouin, Olivier S., Berry, Kevin, Burke, Keara N., Brodbeck, Bella, Burns, Rich, Clark, Benton C., Clark, Beth E., Cambioni, Saverio
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Netherlands 2022
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/142039