Document Type
Technical Report
Version Deposited
Not Published
Publication Date
3-29-2017
Conference Name
48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Abstract
NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample return mission launched on September 8th, 2016 to rendezvous with B-type hide asteroid (101955) Bennu in 2018. Type C and B asteroids have been linked to carbonaceous chondrites because of their similar visible - to - near infrared (VIS-NIR) spectral properties [e.g., 1,2]. The OSIRIS-REx Visible and Infrared Spectrometer (OVIRS) and the Thermal Emission Spectrometer (OTES) will make spectroscopic observations of Bennu during the encounter. Constraining the presence or absence of hydrous minerals (e.g., Ca-carbonate, phyllosilicates) and organic molecules will be key to characterizing Bennu [3] prior to sample site selection. The goal of this study was to develop a suite of analog and meteorite samples and obtain their spectral properties over the wavelength ranges of OVIRS (0.4- 4.3 micrometer) and OTES (5.0-50 micrometer). These spectral data were used to validate the mission science-data processing system. We discuss the reasoning behind the study and share lessons learned
Recommended Citation
Schrader, D.; McCoy, T.; Cody, G.; King, A.; Schofield, P.; Russell, S.; Connolly, Harold Jr.; Keller, L.; Hanna, K.; Bowles, N.; Cloutis, E.; Mann, J.; Applin, D.; Lauretta, D.; Clark, B.; Hamilton, V.; and Lim, L., "Lessons Learned from Preparing OSIRIS-REx Spectral Analog Samples for Bennu" (2017). School of Earth & Environment Faculty Scholarship. 8.
https://rdw.rowan.edu/see_facpub/8
Comments
Conference paper JSC-CN-38850 on the NASA Technical Reports Server, available at: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20170001683