A Web Around Asteroid Bennu
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- Visualizations by:
- Kel Elkins
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OFFICIAL SELECTION – 2022 SIGGRAPH COMPUTER ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Over the course of two-and-a-half years, OSIRIS-REx wrapped asteroid Bennu in a complex web of observations. Complete transcript available.
Universal Production Music: “Visionary” by Andy Blythe and Marten Joustra; “Babel” by Max Cameron Concors
Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.
101955 Bennu is one of Earth’s closest planetary neighbors – an asteroid roughly the height of a skyscraper, and since late 2018, the place that NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has called home. When OSIRIS-REx arrived on December 3, 2018, it began wrapping Bennu in a complex web of observations. OSIRIS-REx departed Bennu on May 10, 2021 on a return voyage to Earth, bringing with it over 60 grams of sample collected from the asteroid. This narrated video presents the mission’s complete trajectory during its time at Bennu.
Data provided by: NASA/University of Arizona/CSA/York University/Open University/MDA
360° VERSION — Experience the “Web Around Asteroid Bennu” in this interactive, 360° video, optimized for mobile devices and desktop browsers. Transcript available.
Universal Production Music: “Visionary” by Andy Blythe and Marten Joustra; “Babel” by Max Cameron ConcorsWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.
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Credits
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight CenterData provided by NASA/University of Arizona/CSA/York University/Open University/MDA
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Data visualizer
- Kel Elkins (USRA) [Lead]
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Engineer
- Kenny Getzandanner (NASA/GSFC)
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Producers
- Dan Gallagher (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
- Kel Elkins (USRA)
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Narrator
- Dan Gallagher (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
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Deputy project manager
- Michael Moreau (NASA/GSFC)
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Principal investigator
- Dante Lauretta (The University of Arizona)