OSIRIS-REX | Incredible NASA [8KHDR] REAL Video of an ASTEROID'S Surface.

This global map of asteroid Bennu’s surface is a mosaic of images collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft between Mar. 7 and Apr. 19, 2019. A total of 2,155 PolyCam images were stitched together and corrected to produce the mosaic. At 2 inches (5 cm) per pixel, this is the highest resolution at which a planetary body has been globally mapped. The spacecraft collected these images at distances ranging from 1.9 to 3.1 miles (3.1 to 5 km) above the asteroid’s surface. This detailed view of Bennu was used by the mission team during their selection of the primary and backup sample collection sites – Nightingale and Osprey.

Original Resolution 50699x25350

Download here: https://www.asteroidmission.org/bennu_global_mosaic-highest-resolution-2/

NASA's OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security–Regolith Explorer) spacecraft launched on September 8, 2016. It began the Approach phase of the mission on August 17, 2018, when it acquired the first images of asteroid (101955) Bennu as a point source from over 2 million km away. In early 2019, the Detailed Survey phase of the mission characterized Bennu's surface (Lauretta et al., 2017). This phase included a global mapping campaign intended to gather data for a high-resolution basemap.

Credits
NASA Oiris-REX Asteroid Mission
Real 8KHDR Picture

Edited by Jennifer Athena Galatis in 8KHDR
Music by Jennifer Athena Galatis

Visualization 4KHDR
NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
Data provided by NASA/University of Arizona/CSA/York University/MDA.
Visualization Credits
Kel Elkins (USRA): Lead Visualizer
Dan Gallagher (USRA): Producer
Erin Morton (University of Arizona): Communications Lead
Nancy Neal-Jones (NASA/GSFC): Communications Lead
Ian Jones (ADNET): Technical Support
Eric Sokolowsky (GST): Technical Support

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