OSIRIS-REx asteroid sampling

Référence de la vidéo 11937633
Cutaway view of OSIRIS-REx collecting a sample of an asteroid with its Touch-And-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism (TAGSAM). The TAGSAM will touch the surface and blow jets of nitrogen gas onto the surface, blowing material into collectors around the edge. OSIRIS-REx is a planned space mission due to launch in 2016, to travel to the asteroid 101955 Bennu, take a sample, and return it to Earth for analysis. Bennu is a near-Earth asteroid, which comes close to Earth every six years. It is a carbonaceous asteroid, and will provide valuable information about the history and formation of the Solar System, and the arrival of organic material on Earth. Studying the composition will also help understand how such near-Earth asteroids could be deflected in case they are discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. The name is an acronym for Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security Regolith Explorer. See clip K004 3345 for the exterior view of this process.
Licence : Droits gérés
Crédit : Science Photo Library / NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Model Release : Non requis
Durée : 10 Secondes
Aspect ratio : 16/9
Restrictions : -

Prix pour cette vidéo À partir de 70 €

Publicité (Communication d'entreprise etc) À partir de 70 €
Rédactionnel (Sites web multiples etc) À partir de 125 €
Médias (Émission TV, Divertissement TV etc) À partir de 150 €

Mots-clés

;