Universe  ID: 20260

TESS Beauty Pass Animation

Animations by Chris Meaney Released on September 20, 2016
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Artist's concept of the TESS spacecraft.
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is an Explorer-class planet finder. In the first-ever spaceborne all-sky transit survey, TESS will identify planets ranging from Earth-sized to gas giants, orbiting a wide range of stellar types and orbital distances. The principal goal of the TESS mission is to detect small planets with bright host stars in the solar neighborhood, so that detailed characterizations of the planets and their atmospheres can be performed.
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Animation of TESS spacecraft with star field in background.

For More Information

http://nasa.gov/tess

Animation Credits

Chris Meaney (HTSI): Lead Animator
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
Scott Wiessinger (USRA): Lead Producer
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab

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https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20260

Mission:
TESS

This item is part of this series:
Astrophysics Animations

Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Satellite
SVS >> Spacecraft
SVS >> Transit
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> Astrophysics
NASA Science >> Universe
SVS >> Exoplanet
SVS >> 4K