Greetings meteorite friends!
This is a meteorite-/related/ post... I thought you might be interested
in asteroid Bennu as the OSIRIS-REx mission prepares to explore and
collect a sample of regolith for return to Earth. The mission is passing
some important milestones soon:
* *Nov. 28* The OSIRIS-REx mission and team will be featured on this
Wednesday’s PBS NewsHour. Check your local listing. We hope you
enjoy it!
* *Dec. 1-2* ASTEROID AHOY! NASA’s OSIRIS-REX ARRIVES AT BENNU
For those who might be in the Tucson, Arizona area this weekend,
stop by Flandrau Science Center on the University of Arizona campus
for "Asteroid Ahoy!" weekend! Meet-and-greet OCAMS lead Dr. Bashar
Rizk at 2pm on Saturday, Mission Principal Investigator Dr. Dante
Lauretta at 2pm on Sunday, and fellow OSIRIS-REx Ambassadors who
will guide visitors in mission-related hands-on-activities. See here
for details:
https://flandrau.org/news/2018/12/asteroid-ahoy-nasa%E2%80%99s-osiris-rex-arrives-bennu-%E2%80%93-flandrau-event
* *Dec. 3* The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft officially arrives at Bennu!
Watch live-streaming from Lockheed Martin Space mission control
provided by NASA TV.
* *Dec. 10-14* Watch for exciting news from OSIRIS-REx at the
American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting in Washington, D.C. There
will be a special press conference announcing scientific discoveries
at Bennu on Dec. 10.
Best regards,
Dolores Hill
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Dolores H. Hill
Sr. Research Specialist
Lunar & Planetary Laboratory
Kuiper Space Sciences Bldg. #92
The University of Arizona
1629 E. University Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85721
http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/
OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission Communication & Public Engagement Team
Lead OSIRIS-REx Ambassadors program
Co-lead OSIRIS-REx Target Asteroids! citizen science program
Co-coordinator Target NEOs! observing program of the Astronomical League
Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers - Meteorite Section
http://osiris-rex.lpl.arizona.edu/
http://osiris-rex.lpl.arizona.edu/?q=target_asteroids
http://www.astroleague.org/files/u3/NEO_HomePage.pdf
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