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NASA's OSIRIS-REx

@OSIRISREx

4 years

How it started: How it’s going:

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I’ve officially closed the Sample Return Capsule! The sample of Bennu is sealed inside and ready for our voyage back to Earth. The SRC will touch down in the Utah desert on Sep. 24, 2023. Thanks, everyone, for being a part of my journey #ToBennuAndBack

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TOUCHDOWN! Sampling in progress 💥 #ToBennuAndBack

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4 years

The back-away burn is complete 🛑✅ I'm now moving to a safe distance away from Bennu.

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4 years

Well, I definitely touched down on Bennu! Preliminary data show the sampling head touched Bennu’s surface for approximately 6 seconds, within 3 feet (1 meter) of the targeted location. #ToBennuAndBack More details:

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4 years

Wanted to share my closest view yet of asteroid Bennu from yesterday’s rehearsal! This series of images was captured during the 10-minute span between the Checkpoint burn, ~394 ft (120 m) above the surface, and the back-away burn, which occurred ~213 ft (65 m) above the surface.

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx

@OSIRISREx

4 years

Preliminary data show that today's sample collection event went as planned 👍 More details to come once all the data from the event are downlinked to Earth. Thanks, everybody, for following along as we journey #ToBennuAndBack ! Next stop: Earth 2023! 🌍

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4 years

Now that the sample is sealed up in the Sample Return Capsule, I can finally share this video from TAG! This is the view from one of my navigation cameras… pretty intense, huh? #ToBennuAndBack More details:

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx

@OSIRISREx

5 years

It's official! I'm in orbit around #asteroid Bennu -- now the smallest body ever orbited by a spacecraft. My snug path around the asteroid also sets a new record for the closest orbit of a planetary body by any spacecraft. #HappyNewYear , indeed! More ➡️

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@OSIRISREx

4 years

See the video from yesterday’s TAG event — NASA’s first asteroid sample collection attempt! Tune in TODAY at 5 pm EDT here:

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@OSIRISREx

4 years

From yesterday’s rehearsal — my best view of Bennu yet! This series of images was taken over a 13-min span — it begins ~420 ft (128 m) above Bennu and runs through the Matchpoint burn, with the last image taken ~144 ft (44 m) above the surface.

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#WelcomeToBennu ! After two years of travel – and more than a decade of planning and work by my team – I’m here. But Arrival is just the beginning… Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona

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5 years

Congratulations on your successful touchdown, @haya2_jaxa ! We're excitedly waiting for the telemetry and confirmation of sample collection.

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Preliminary telemetry shows this is where I touched down on site Nightingale – within 3 feet (1 meter) of the targeted location 🎯 Not too bad for being 200 million miles away 😎

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@OSIRISREx

4 years

Just 3 more days until I collect a sample from asteroid Bennu! Celebrate with me and my team as we look back at all the challenges we’ve overcome to get to this point.

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@OSIRISREx

4 years

At this time tomorrow, we’ll know if touchdown on asteroid Bennu was a success. It’s getting real 😬

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3 years

Feels great to see Bennu again! The final flyby is exactly ONE month away 🤩 Here’s what’s coming up after the April 7 farewell flyover: 🚀 Depart asteroid Bennu 🌎 Return to Earth ☄️ Drop off the Sample Return Capsule 🧪 Sample analysis! 👩‍🔬

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx

@OSIRISREx

4 years

Yesterday, I successfully placed the sample collector head into the Sample Return Capsule. It’s locked in tight! Next up: disconnecting the gas tube and TAGSAM arm. Then I’ll be ready to seal up the SRC. More details:

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx

@OSIRISREx

5 years

Mapping an asteroid requires views from all directions. During Preliminary Survey, I used MapCam to snap this image of Bennu from a distance of about 8 miles (13 km) as I flew toward the asteroid during a pass over its equator.

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4 years

The aftermath after touching down 🔮🌪 This series of 16 images shows the SamCam imager’s field of view as I backed away from asteroid Bennu’s surface. More details:

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@OSIRISREx

4 years

Yesterday, the OSIRIS-REx team received images of the spacecraft’s sample collector head brimming with regolith. So much sample was collected that some of it is actually slowly escaping the sampling head. More details:

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@OSIRISREx

5 years

We will…we will ROCK you! 🎶 Queen guitarist and scientist @DrBrianMay ’s anthem is perfect to describe this stereoscopic image he and Claudia Manzoni processed of the gigantic 170 ft (52 m) boulder on asteroid Bennu. Welcome to my team Brian and Claudia!

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@OSIRISREx

6 years

After traveling for nearly 2 years, last week I caught my first glimpse of the new world I’m destined to explore: asteroid Bennu, blinking across the sky 1.4 million miles in the distance. The secrets of the early Solar System are calling, and I must go…

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx

@OSIRISREx

3 years

4 weeks ago I collected a sample of asteroid Bennu’s surface 💥 I captured the event using a few different cameras. This is how they look side-by-side 📸

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx

@OSIRISREx

3 years

Wishing my rover sampling friend a safe landing tomorrow! You got this @NASAPersevere 🦾 Join the #CountdownToMars tomorrow at 2:15 pm EST

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx

@OSIRISREx

3 years

On April 7, I’ll take one last look at asteroid Bennu 🌑 I’ll spend ~4 hours capturing images from 2.4 miles (3.8 km), focusing on site Nightingale to see how Bennu’s surface was transformed by the sample collection event. More about the final flyby:

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@OSIRISREx

4 years

Next up - Matchpoint burn! This maneuver changes my flight path to match Bennu's spin, allowing me to precisely target site Nightingale and safely touch down on the surface.

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx

@OSIRISREx

4 years

Check out all the epic videos from yesterday’s journey #ToBennuAndBack here:

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx

@OSIRISREx

4 years

First touch 🦾 This series of 2 images shows the SamCam imager’s field of view at the moment before and after I touched down on asteroid Bennu’s surface. More details:

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@OSIRISREx

8 years

Great news! Launch operations are complete and I am officially in my Cruise Phase. #ToBennuAndBack

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@OSIRISREx

5 years

For the past several months, Bennu has been coming into focus as I approached. Now that I’m here, I’ll fly around the asteroid and study it in detail. All the data I collect will help my team pick a spot to sample in 2020. #WelcomeToBennu 📸 Details:

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@OSIRISREx

4 years

Just passed the 25 m crossing. It's almost time 😲

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@OSIRISREx

4 years

Say cheese 📸 just took my first pic of Bennu for NFT navigation guidance. I'll compare it to an onboard image catalog and look for familiar boulders to make sure I'm going in the right direction ↘️ #ToBennuAndBack

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@OSIRISREx

4 years

It’s official. Carbon-bearing material (including organic compounds!) is widespread on Bennu’s surface and present at site Nightingale. So, I'll likely achieve a major mission goal: collecting carbonaceous material.

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@OSIRISREx

4 years

T-3:45 to touchdown! This is my current configuration and location relative to Bennu 🛰

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@OSIRISREx

4 years

Currently 16 ft (5 m) above site Nightingale. No hazards in sight. I've determined I'm GO for TAG. Let's go #ToBennuAndBack 3-2-1…

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx

@OSIRISREx

4 years

We are now in the Y-wing configuration ✅

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@OSIRISREx

4 years

Wow. Today is THE day — NASA's first attempt to collect a piece of an asteroid. I'm feeling ready to get that sample! How are you all feeling? 🤩

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@OSIRISREx

4 years

It's TAG day. And we are officially GO for TAG.

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@OSIRISREx

5 years

Can you hear me now? I'm about 89 million kilometers (55 million miles) from Earth, and my round-trip light time is about 9 minutes and 53 seconds. 🛰〰📡 More on my whereabouts:

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@OSIRISREx

3 years

Look at all those rocks! Congratulations and yee-haw, @NASAPersevere !

NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover

@NASAPersevere

3 years

Hello, world. My first look at my forever home. #CountdownToMars

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@OSIRISREx

6 years

Today, after a nearly two-year journey, I begin Asteroid Operations and my final approach toward Bennu! #AreWeThereYet More on the upcoming phases of the mission:

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@OSIRISREx

7 years

Tomorrow, I'll make a close approach of Earth, flying over Antarctica at an altitude of 10,711 miles (17,237 km). #EarthGravityAssist 🛰↪️🌏

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@OSIRISREx

4 years

Tomorrow, the OSIRIS-REx mission will begin the process to stow its abundant sample of asteroid Bennu. It’s a few days earlier than originally anticipated, but the team is working hard to make sure we get every bit of Bennu we possibly can. More details:

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@OSIRISREx

4 years

This is a ~4.5 hour event, and I'm moving at an average speed of approximately 0.2 mph (0.3 kph) relative to Bennu (about the speed of a tortoise 🐢). I'll provide updates for each event as my team on Earth receives confirmation of them.

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@OSIRISREx

4 years

OCAMS, OTES, and the navigation cameras should now be powered OFF. In a bit, I’ll put the TAGSAM arm back in its parked position 🦾

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@OSIRISREx

4 years

I placed the collector head into the SRC on Tuesday evening…

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@OSIRISREx

4 years

What’s everyone up to this weekend? I’m getting ready for my boop with Bennu! Tuesday’s sample collection event is just around the corner, be sure to join me and my team as we go #ToBennuAndBack

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@OSIRISREx

4 years

Another incredible view from last week’s Matchpoint rehearsal! This image series shows the navigation camera’s perspective during the event, as well as my closest approach of ~131 feet (~40 meters). Near the end, site Nightingale comes into view at the top of the frame.

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx

@OSIRISREx

8 years

Happy Sample Return Day! 7 years from today my Sample Return Capsule--with a precious sample of asteroid Bennu's surface--will land in Utah.

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx

@OSIRISREx

4 years

I'm GO for orbit departure! Just fired my Attitude Control System (ACS) thrusters and left my safe-home orbit. Nightingale, I'm comin' for ya. #ToBennuAndBack

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@OSIRISREx

4 years

Final slew coming up! This time I'll rotate to repoint the TAGSAM arm and navigation cameras toward Bennu's surface. Getting ready for touchdown. #ToBennuAndBack

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@OSIRISREx

5 years

I’ve got a date with an asteroid. In about 4 hours, I'll fire my thrusters for a small burn that marks the end of my journey to Bennu and sets me up to begin surveying the asteroid. Tune in for the #WelcomeToBennu Arrival broadcast at 9:45 MT/11:45 ET 📺:

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@OSIRISREx

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About T-10 minutes to orbit departure for the long-awaited Touch-And-Go (TAG) sample collection event. Make. Some. Noise. 💥 👏

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@OSIRISREx

4 years

Alrighty, my TAGSAM arm is fully extended and ready to reach for that sample 🤙 #ToBennuAndBack

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@OSIRISREx

4 years

Right on schedule. This morning I started the sample stow procedure and executed the first set of commands sent by my team. Now, I’m sending images and telemetry back to them so they can decide how to proceed with the next step for stowing the sample.

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@OSIRISREx

3 years

A huge congratulations to all of our friends on the @haya2e_jaxa team! 🎉 So happy that the precious pieces of asteroid Ryugu arrived on Earth safe and sound. Patiently awaiting 2023, when we can compare the samples of Bennu and Ryugu 🌑

HAYABUSA2@JAXA

@haya2e_jaxa

3 years

Capsule collection! The helicopter team immediately flew to the location identified by the DFS team. They searched for the fallen capsule by using radio waves and maps. Thank you very much! (Collection Team M) #Hayabusa2 #はやぶさ２ #AsteroidExplorerHayabusa2 #HAYA2Report

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4 years

My team just received confirmation that I fired my Attitude Control System (ACS) thrusters and left my safe-home orbit. Bennu, here we come.

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4 years

Okay… let's be honest. Microgravity is one thing, but Bennu's surface has definitely been another thing to wrangle. I mean… look at it.

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An entire journey in one frame... My NavCam1 imager captured this shot of Earth, the Moon, and Bennu before I went into orbit. During Orbital A, my team is using "OpNav" (short for optical navigation) images like these to keep me on course. Image details:

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6 years

I've been watching Bennu get brighter since August when I caught my first glimpse of the asteroid from more than 2 million km away. These PolyCam images show my view of Bennu (at the center of the frame) over the past month and a half. More details: 👀 🗓

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4 years

Do you have questions about the mission’s recent findings or why we’re going #ToBennuAndBack ? Join us for a Reddit AMA with mission scientists TODAY at 2 PM ET (18:00 UTC).

NASA Solar System

@NASASolarSystem

4 years

The @OSIRISREx mission hits the jackpot in its science goals! Results published today reveal asteroid Bennu contains well-preserved organic materials. This means it's likely the sample we collect can tell us about the origins of life in our solar system.

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@OSIRISREx

7 years

My close approach is in 10 min! My team will be back with a status report later today. Catch you on the flip side! 🛰↪️🌏 #EarthGravityAssist

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@OSIRISREx

4 years

Schedule Update: T-0:40:00 to the Checkpoint burn! T-0:50:00 to the Matchpoint burn! T-1:00:00 to Touchdown!

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@OSIRISREx

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The Matchpoint burn is complete 🔥✅ and I'm approximately 131 ft (40 m) over the surface! I'll descend for another 10 mins and then it's TAG time! #ToBennuAndBack

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The mission has canceled tomorrow’s Sample Mass Measurement to protect the sample and is now on course to stow the sample as soon as possible. The spacecraft remains in good health and the mission is confident that the spacecraft has collected more than 60 grams of material.

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@OSIRISREx

6 years

🧐 🤯 🤩 My team created this "super-resolution" view of #asteroid Bennu using eight images I captured with PolyCam on Oct. 29 from about 205 miles (330 km) away. Bennu occupies about 100 pixels, and its north pole is at the top of the image. Details:

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@OSIRISREx

4 years

Wondering just how difficult it is to grab rocks off a tiny asteroid? The straight answer is… it's very difficult. But check out this video on how my team has risen to the challenge.

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@OSIRISREx

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That feeling when you’re only one day away from a destination you’ve been dreaming about for your whole existence: 🤩 Tune in tomorrow at 9:45 am MT/11:45 am ET for the LIVE #WelcomeToBennu broadcast from the Mission Support Area at @LockheedMartin :

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@OSIRISREx

8 years

Tonight I depart for my seven-year journey #ToBennuAndBack !

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@OSIRISREx

4 years

And on Wednesday morning, I made sure the collector head was in there nice and snug!

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@OSIRISREx

5 years

BIG NEWS GUYS. We just broke our own record for the closest a spacecraft has ever orbited a small planetary body 🎉 I'm now hanging out 2231 ft (680 m) above Bennu's surface.

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@OSIRISREx

5 years

Today is the day! In T-4 hours I'll be going into orbit around #asteroid Bennu for the first time! Bennu will be the smallest body ever orbited by a spacecraft, and my path around it will mark the closest orbit of a planetary body by any spacecraft. #HappyNewYear2019 #orexnav

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Orbit insertion burn design has been finalized: @OSIRISREx will fire its thrusters to enter orbit about Bennu at 19:43:55 UTC (14:43:55 EST) tomorrow, December 31st! The engines will burn for 8 seconds.

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6 years

Here's looking at you, Bennu. Get the second batch of this year's printable, mission-themed #Valentines :

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@OSIRISREx

4 years

Then I closed up the capsule last night. Definitely a little bittersweet! But I'm excited to get this sample to my team on Earth 🌍 Read more about what the stow process looked like:

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@OSIRISREx

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T-1:30:00 Big wheel keep on turnin' Proud thrusters keep on burnin' Rollin', rollin', rollin' on to Bennu Rollin', rollin', rollin' on to Bennu 🎶

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@OSIRISREx

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For the next ~6 minutes, I'll move my solar panels into the Y-wing configuration. This positions the panels up and away from the asteroid's surface so that I can touch down safely.

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@OSIRISREx

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Hayabusa2, my sister mission led by @JAXA_en , will deliver a sample of asteroid Ryugu to Earth in just 5 days! 🌏 I'm counting down the hours until our friends on Earth receive their precious cargo in Australia. Follow @haya2e_jaxa to join the final days of their journey home 💌

HAYABUSA2@JAXA

@haya2e_jaxa

3 years

[5 days until our return to Earth] Today’s memory is “the moment you collect the history of the Solar System”. 📷 Images captured on July 11, 2019 from 10:03:54 ~ 10:11:44. 10 x speed video by the small monitor camera (CAM-H) during the 2nd touchdown.

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This series shows the SamCam imager’s field of view as I approached and touched down on Bennu’s surface. I made it all the way down to site Nightingale, and my team on Earth received confirmation of successful touchdown at 6:08 pm EDT, I then performed a back-away burn.

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@OSIRISREx

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Now that I’ve arrived, it’s time to get this asteroid mapped. For the first time today I’m using OLA, my laser altimeter from @CSA . OLA’s laser ranging data will be used to make 3D maps of Bennu ... giving us an understanding of the asteroid’s shape:

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@OSIRISREx

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Bennu is a diamond-shaped pile of rubble floating in space, but there’s more to it than meets the eye. Thanks to the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter – contributed by @csa_asc – the mission has developed a 3D digital terrain model of Bennu that's unprecedented in detail and accuracy.

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@OSIRISREx

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I'm 125 million kilometers (78 million miles) from Earth and on the hunt for Trojan #asteroids : #WhereIsOSIRISREx

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@OSIRISREx

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Which brings us to something big... We found water on Bennu! ☄️💦 Two of my spectrometers – OVIRS and OTES – detected the chemical fingerprints of water bound up in hydrated clay minerals over a large part of the asteroid’s surface. #WelcomeToBennu #AGU18

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I've arrived at my destination, approx. 131 ft (40 m) over the surface! Time to initiate the back-away burn 🛑🔙 Next time, I'll keep going until I touch Bennu's surface and collect a sample. Feeling ready for the real deal! #TAGTime

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@OSIRISREx

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Almost ready for the Checkpoint burn to start the steep descent toward the surface. First the NFT system will predict my position & speed at the time of the Checkpoint & Matchpoint burns, make any necessary trajectory corrections & then I'll get the green light for the first burn

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@OSIRISREx

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I took my first image of #Jupiter and 3 of its moons: Callisto, Io and Europa. How do you like me now, @NASAJuno ?

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@OSIRISREx

8 years

A week after launch, I'm healthy & on track for my trip to Bennu. I even took my first image

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@OSIRISREx

7 years

Thanks for all the science and beautiful mysteries unveiled. Ad astra, @CassiniSaturn .

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@OSIRISREx

7 years

Hey #Valentine . You lift me up like an Earth Gravity Assist. #NerdLove

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7 years

Meanwhile on Earth...comet debris will put on a celestial show for the Northern Hemisphere this weekend. ✨ #Perseids

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4 years

Nightingale is located near Bennu's north pole, and the sampling area is about the size of 3 parking spaces. I've been practicing my aim because I'll be targeting such a small spot today 🎯

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@OSIRISREx

5 years

You did it! Congratulations to the entire Hayabusa2 team from all of us at OSIRIS-REx.

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@OSIRISREx

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T-2:00:00 I'm on my way… slowly but surely. My next major activity isn't for another hour and a half, but in the meantime I'll be taking lots of NFT images to make sure I'm on the right path. Hang tight, I'll keep you updated during my journey #ToBennuAndBack !

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I was able to capture this perspective by flying over Bennu's southern hemisphere (at about -40° latitude) while pointing PolyCam up to the far north. This frame shows Bennu from the equator all the way up to about 50° latitude in the northern hemisphere.

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"We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time." T.S. Eliot

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Touchdown! Can't stop watching this amazing video of fellow asteroid explorer @haya2_jaxa contacting the surface of asteroid Ryugu on Feb. 22 to collect a sample. 🤩 🤩 🤩

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One small hand of mankind has reached for a new, little “star.” HAYABUSA2 Touch down movie

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TAG is six days away. I repeat TAG is SIX days away! Mark your calendars and join me and my team for the adventure on Oct 20. The live broadcast starts at 5:00 pm EDT and touch down is scheduled for 6:12 pm EDT. More details and events here:

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Save the date! I'll be leaving Bennu on May 10 — but it looks like I might get one last close-up with the asteroid before my journey back to Earth 🛰🌎 Learn more about the departure and final flyby here:

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I'm starting to stretch out the TAGSAM (Touch-And-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism) arm to sampling position 🦾this will take about 30 minutes to fully extend. Hang tight!

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Can't beat that view! 📸 I captured these shots with MapCam shortly before my arrival at Bennu yesterday. They are the first images of the asteroid taken at a high phase angle -- with 80 degrees between me, Bennu, and the Sun. #WelcomeToBennu

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