Light Rock Northeast of Nightingale

Light Rock Northeast of Nightingale

This image shows the terrain northeast of the crater where sample site Nightingale is located on asteroid Bennu. Large boulders, jagged rocks, and small-grained material are all visible clustered together. The image was taken by the PolyCam camera on NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on January 22, from a distance of 0.4 miles (0.6 km). The field of view is 29 ft (8.9 m). For reference, the light-colored rock situated between the two dark boulders (upper center) is 7.5 ft (2.3 m) across, which is about the size of a door. The image was obtained during the mission’s Reconnaissance B phase. When it was taken, the spacecraft was over the northern hemisphere, pointing PolyCam south and to the east.

Date Taken: Jan. 22, 2020

Instrument Used: OCAMS (PolyCam)

Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona

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