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NASA's first asteroid sampling spacecraft. I'm on a 7-year mission to return a pristine sample from asteroid Bennu.

Asteroid Bennu
Vrijeme pridruživanja: lipanj 2008.

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  1. The location of the image is not shown on the mosaic, but here’s an idea of where it is in relation to the Nightingale crater and sample site.

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  2. Some mixed terrain high in Bennu’s northern hemisphere - just west of the crater where site Nightingale is located. The image was taken on Jan 22, from 0.4 miles (0.6 km) away. The largest boulder (upper center) is 13 ft (4 m) across, about the length of a small canoe.

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  3. Ingredients for Bennu soup: 1 or 2 large boulders A handful of rocks A pinch of pebbles Shadows to taste A dash of sunlight Image details:

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  4. Here’s the location of the image in relation to the sample site itself. (Don’t worry, there are also cherry-tomato-sized pebbles where I’ll actually be collecting a sample)

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  5. This is the region directly NW of Nightingale. Fine-grained material is visible in the crevices of the large boulder. The image was taken on Jan 22 from 0.4 miles (0.6 km) away. The fracture in the middle of the large boulder is 13.8 ft (4.2 m) long, ~ the size of a small car.

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  6. Found some pebbles the size of cherry tomatoes… perfect for sampling. Image details:

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  7. For reference, this is just next door to the building-sized boulder on the crater’s rim.

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  8. This is the terrain northeast of the crater’s rim where Nightingale is located on Bennu. The image was taken on Jan 22, from 0.4 miles (0.6 km) away. The light-colored rock situated between the two dark boulders (upper center) is 7.5 ft (2.3 m) across, about the size of a door.

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  9. Cruising through Nightingale’s neighborhood… Image details:

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  10. Here’s the targeted sample site in relation to the terrain shown in the image.

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  11. This is the northwestern part of the Nightingale crater. The sample site is outside of the image frame (right-hand side). It was taken on Jan 22 from 0.4 miles (0.6 km) away. The brightest, triangular rock (upper right quadrant) is 9 inches (22 cm) long, ~ the size of a textbook.

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  12. A gray and silent spot, amid the rocks, A small and silent dell ! O'er stiller place No singing spacecraft ever poised itself. Image details:

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  13. For context, here’s where sample site Nightingale is located in the image and the area of the crater that is visible. Image details:

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  14. Here's the northeastern portion of the Nightingale crater on Bennu. The site is visible in the lower left part of the frame. The image was taken on Jan 22, from 0.4 miles (0.6 km) away. The large, dark boulder in the upper right is 11 ft (3.3 m) long, about the length of a kayak.

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  15. The orange outline on this mosaic shows the image “footprint.” The blue star is the targeted sample site. More image details:

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  16. What. A. Pic. Site Nightingale is visible in the upper left. Captured on Jan 22, this is the closest image of the sample site taken to date. It was taken from 0.4 miles (0.6 km) away. The cracked boulder (up & right of center) is 3 ft (1 m) long, ~ the size of a guitar.

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  18. And by slow I mean literally the speed of a tortoise… clocking about 0.27 mph (0.12 m/sec)

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  19. It’s all good in the neighborhood. Passed over Nightingale yesterday … looow and slooow. Learn more about the flyover here:

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  20. On Tuesday, Jan 21, I’ll fly closer to site Nightingale than ever before. Time to start preparing for Let’s do this 😎

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