Osirisrex team prepares for next step in nasas asteroid. Documents relating to the osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer otes. Osirisrex national aeronautics and space administration. The osiris rex thermal emission spectrometer otes will provide remote measurements of mineralogy and thermophysical properties of bennu to map its surface, help select the osiris rex sampling. Osiris rex thermal emission spectrometer, a 450 m point spectrometer and ovirs the osiris rex visible and ir spectrometer, a 0. The spacecraft inertia measurement unit imusunshade mli with gbk.
The osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer otes provides mineral and temperature information by collecting infrared from 5. Osirisrex visible and ir spectrometerprovides mineral and organic spectral maps and local spectral information of potential sample sites otes. The osirisrex visible and infrared spectrometer ovirs. Rexis rentgenovy spektrometr the regolith xray imaging spectrometer, rexis poskytne mapu asteroidu v rozsahu rentgenoveho zareni. For the remaining five weeks, the spacecraft will map the entire asteroid using most of its onboard science instruments. Osiris rex thermal emission spectrometer otes the system includes a cryogenic vacuum pump for high vacuum and a complete control system for automatic and manual operation. By understanding which minerals correspond to specific spectral signatures, scientists can determine the minerals that are present.
Abstract the osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer otes will provide remote measurements of mineralogy and thermophysical properties of bennu to map its surface, help select the osirisrex sampling site, and investigate the yarkovsky effect. This instrument will provide mineral and thermal emission spectral maps. Po box 87305, moeur building room 1, tempe, az 852876305 shipping address. Arizona state university osiris rex visible and infrared spectrometer. It is based on heritage from tes instruments built for mars global surveyor and the mars exploration rovers. The osiris rex thermal emission spectrometer otes will provide remote measurements of mineralogy and thermophysical properties of bennu to map its surface, help select the osiris rex sampling site, and investigate the yarkovsky effect. National aeronautics and space administration nasa university of arizona department of planetary sciences. Nasa selects osirisrex as next new frontiers mission. The primary data set to be used for thermophysical analyses are thermal spectra from the osirisrex thermal.
It also provides fulldisc asteroid spectral data, global spectral maps 20 m resolution, and spectra of the sample site 0. The osirisrex camera suite ocams polycam sunshade microporous black mli with polytetrafluoroethylene ptfe. Osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer, a 450 point spectrometer and ovirs the osirisrex visible and ir spectrometer, a 0. The ola instrument is part of suite of onboard instruments 3 including cameras ocams 4, a visible and near infrared spectrometer ovirs 5, a thermal emission spectrometer otes, and an. Osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer otes an instrument provided by arizona state university in tempe that will provide mineral and temperature. Abstract the osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer otes will provide remote measurements of mineralogy and thermophysical properties of bennu to map its surface, help select the osiris rex sampling site, and investigate the yarkovsky effect. Learn more pdf osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer otes. Rexis regolith xray imaging spectrometer is a student collaboration. It is designed to replicate the environment that the spacecraft will experience in space with pressures as low as 5 x 107 torr and temperatures as.
Osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer maps the thermal flux and spectral properties from 4 50 m. The primary data set for determining surface temperatures consists of infrared 6100. Canadian space agency osiri srex thermal emission spectrometer. The ovirs visiblelir spectrometer on the osirisrex mission. We will present an overview of thermal observations of bennu by osirisrex and the associated mission and longterm science goals. Apr 10, 2014 the osiris rex instrument suite includes. Osirisrex thermal emission spectrometerprovides mineral and. Polycam will form a highresolution, global image mosaic. The osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer otes provides mineral and thermal emission spectral maps and local spectral information of candidate sample sites by collecting thermal infrared data from 450 m. Osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer otes provides mineral and temperature data of candidate sample sites from 5 50 microns. Osirisrex is a robotic asteroid sample return mission. Otes is being developed and built at the school of earth and space exploration at. Pdf the osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer otes.
The osirisrex visible and infrared spectrometer ovirs is a point spectrometer covering the range from 0. Osirisrex laser altimeter ola a scanning lidar light detection and ranging contributed by the canadian space agency in sainthubert, qc will be used to measure the distance between the spacecraft and bennus surface and map the shape of the asteroid. Vicky hamilton, otes deputy instrument scientist to help characterize the asteroid bennu and aid in the selection of a scientifically compelling sampling site, osirisrex carries a pair of complementary spectrometers, one of which is called the osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer, or otes. The osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer otes arxiv. Otes is a fourier transform spectrometer covering the spectral range 5. The mars global surveyor was launched in 1996 and contains the thermal emission spectrometer tes that detects signals in the thermal ir part of the spectrum christensen et al. This spectrometer will provide an xray map of bennu. Osirisrex laser altimeter ola is a contribution of the canadian space agency to the osirisrex mission. Osirisrex laser altimeterprovides ranging data, topographic mapping, and local topographic maps of potential sampling sites ovirs. Osirisrex stands for origins, spectral interpretation, resource identification, securityregolith explorer. Vicky hamilton, otes deputy instrument scientist to help characterize the asteroid bennu and aid in the selection of a scientifically compelling sampling site, osiris rex carries a pair of complementary spectrometers, one of which is called the osiris rex thermal emission spectrometer, or otes.
Ola is part of suite of onboard instruments 3 including cameras ocams 4, a visible and nearinfrared spectrometer ovirs 5, a thermal emission spectrometer otes, and an xray imaging spectrometer rexis 6. Dec 12, 2018 osirisrex stands for origins, spectral interpretation, resource identification, securityregolith explorer. Nasaos goddard space flight center regolith xray imaging spectrometer. Otes spektrometr the osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer, otes, ktery poskytuje spektralni mapy na zaklade teplotnich dat z infracervene spektroskopie v rozsahu 450 m. Osirisrex, nasa will be traveling to an asteroid and return ing a sample to. Otes provides fulldisk bennu spectral data, global spectral maps, and local. The payload also includes rexis the regolith xray imaging spectrometer a student pro vided experiment. It has heritage from tes instruments built for mars global surveyor and the mars exploration rovers. A portion of the polycam optics support tube mli with gbk. The osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer otes will provide remote measurements of mineralogy and thermophysical properties of bennu to map its. To help characterize the asteroid bennu and aid in the selection of a scientifically compelling sampling site, osirisrex carries a pair of complementary spectrometers, one of which is called the osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer, or otes. Regolith xray imaging spectrometer rexis a student collaboration experiment xray 0. The osirisrex laser altimeter ola will provide the shape model of the asteroid. The osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer otes will conduct surveys to map mineral and.
Infrared spectrometer an overview sciencedirect topics. The osiris rex thermal emission spectrometer otes will conduct surveys to map mineral and. Osirisrex breaks another orbit record 14 june 2019, by nancy neal jones on jun. In the infrared, most minerals have unique spectral signatures that are like fingerprints. Osirisrex contamination control strategy and implementation. Osirisrex osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer, otes. Pdf the osirisrex visible and infrared spectrometer ovirs. A portion of the osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer otes sunshade mli with gbk. The osiris rex origins, spectral interpretation, resource identification, security, regolith explorer is a nasa asteroid study and samplereturn mission.
The osiris rex visible and ir spectrometer ovirs is a spectrometer, which measures light to provide mineral and organic spectral maps and local spectral information of candidate sample sites. It was launched in september 2016 for studying 101955 bennu, a carbonaceous asteroid. The payload also includes rexis the regolith xray imaging spectrometer a student provided experiment. The osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer otes instrument will aid in the characterization and sample site selection of the asteroid bennu 101955. Pdf the osirisrex visible and infrared spectrometer ovirs is a point. Free fulltext pdf articles from hundreds of disciplines, all in one place the osiris rex thermal emission spectrometer otes instrument pdf paperity toggle navigation. Infrared instrumentation laboratory mailing address. Thermal assessment of osirisrex ovirs cryogenic instrument. The osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer otes our. Ola osirisrex laser altimeter osirisrex origins, spectral interpretation, resource identification, and security.
Jul 11, 2018 the osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer otes will provide remote measurements of mineralogy and thermophysical properties of bennu to map its surface, help select the osirisrex sampling site, and investigate the yarkovsky effect. Ocams osirisrex camera suite ocssg mars organic contamination science steering group ola osirisrex laser altimeter osirisrex origins, spectral interpretation, resource identi. The osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer otes will provide remote measurements of mineralogy and thermophysical properties of bennu to map its surface, help select the osirisrex sampling site, and investigate the yarkovsky effect. The osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer otes instrument. It also provides fulldisc asteroid spectral data, global spectral maps 20 m resolution, and spectra of the sample site blue to nearinfrared, 400. The osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer otes will provide remote measurements of mineralogy and thermophysical properties of bennu to map its surface, help select the osiris rex sampling site, and investigate the yarkovsky effect. The osirisrex visible and infrared spectrometer ovirs will map the global distribution of minerals and organics, and the osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer otes will map the mineralogy and tempera.
Osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer, a 450 m point spectrometer and ovirs the osirisrex visible and ir spectrometer, a 0. Diamond fly cutting of aluminum thermal infrared flat mirrors. Regolith explorer otes osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer ovirs osirisrex visible and infrared spectrometer pds planetary data system pet preliminaryexamination team psfd particle size frequency distribution rexis regolith. The osirisrex visible and ir spectrometer ovirs is a spectrometer, which measures light to provide mineral and organic spectral maps and local spectral information of candidate sample sites. Ocams osiris rex camera suite ocssg mars organic contamination science steering group ola osiris rex laser altimeter osiris rex origins, spectral interpretation, resource identi. The ovirs visibleir spectrometer on the osirisrex mission. Osirisrex camera suite ocams longrange acquisition, global mapping, sample site imaging and documentation osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer otes mineral and thermal emission spectral maps and local spectral information of candidate sample sites osirisrex visible and ir ovirs mineral and organic spectral maps and local. Spectral characteristics of 101955 bennu from osirisrex. Osirisrex thermal emission spectrometer otes the system includes a cryogenic vacuum pump for high vacuum and a complete control system for automatic and manual operation.
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