The Psyche Gravity Investigation by Zuber, Maria T., Park, Ryan S., Elkins-Tanton, Linda T., Bell, J. F., Bruvold, Kristoffer N., Bercovici, David, Bills, Bruce G., Binzel, Richard P., Jaumann, R., Marchi, Simone, Raymond, Carol A., Roatsch, T., Wang, Charles C., Weiss, Benjamin P., Wenkert, Daniel, Wieczorek, Mark A.

“…Measurements of gravity will be obtained via the X-band telecommunication system on the Psyche spacecraft, collected from progressively lower mapping altitudes. …”
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Visible to Near‐Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy of Asteroid (16) Psyche: Implications for the Psyche Mission's Science Investigations by S. D. Dibb, J. F. Bell III, L. T. Elkins‐Tanton, D. A. Williams

“…Variations in radar reflectivity, density, thermal inertia, and visible to near‐infrared (VNIR) reflectance spectra of Psyche suggest a highly metallic composition with mafic silicate minerals (e.g., pyroxene) heterogeneously distributed on the surface in low abundance (<10 vol.%). The Psyche spacecraft's Multispectral Imager is designed to map ≥80% of the surface at high spatial resolution (≤20 m/pixel) through a panchromatic filter and provide compositional information for about ≥80% of the surface using seven narrowband filters at VNIR wavelengths (∼400–1,100 nm) and at spatial scales of ≤500 m/pixel. …”
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The Psyche Topography and Geomorphology Investigation by Jaumann, Ralf, Bell, James F., Polanskey, Carol A., Raymond, Carol A., Aspaugh, Erik, Bercovici, David, Bills, Bruce R., Binzel, Richard, Bottke, William, Christoph, John M., Marchi, Simone, Neesemann, Alicia, Otto, Katharina, Park, Ryan S., Preusker, Frank, Roatsch, Thomas

“…Two different techniques, stereophotogrammetry and stereophotoclinometry, are used to model the shape; these models will be merged with the gravity fields obtained by the Psyche spacecraft to produce geodetically controlled topographic models. …”
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Scenario-based uncertainty quantification for deep space optical communications by Milton, Julia

“…The system, featuring a 1.5 m segmented primary mirror, a superconducting nanowire single photon detector, signal acquisition and control cameras, and adaptive optics components, will receive downlink from the first demonstration of deep space optical communications from the DSOC payload on the Psyche spacecraft, scheduled to launch later this year.…”
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