Modeling the expected performance of the REgolith X-ray Imaging Spectrometer (REXIS)

Modeling the expected performance of the REgolith X-ray Imaging Spectrometer (REXIS)

OSIRIS-REx is the third spacecraft in the NASA New Frontiers Program and is planned for launch in 2016. OSIRIS-REx will orbit the near-Earth asteroid (101955) Bennu, characterize it, and return a sample of the asteroid's regolith back to Earth. The Regolith X-ray Imaging Spectrometer (REXIS) is...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Inamdar, Niraj K. (Contributor), Hong, Jaesub (Author), Allen, Branden (Author), Grindlay, Jonathan E. (Author), Masterson, Rebecca A. (Contributor), Binzel, Richard P (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Space Systems Laboratory (Contributor), Binzel, Richard P. (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SPIE, 2015-07-21T16:02:07Z.
Subjects:
Article
Online Access:Get fulltext

Internet

Get fulltext

Similar Items