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dc.contributor.authorRighter, K.
dc.contributor.authorLunning, N.G.
dc.contributor.authorNakamura-Messenger, K.
dc.contributor.authorSnead, C.J.
dc.contributor.authorMcQuillan, J.
dc.contributor.authorCalaway, M.
dc.contributor.authorAllums, K.
dc.contributor.authorRodriguez, M.
dc.contributor.authorFunk, R.C.
dc.contributor.authorHarrington, R.S.
dc.contributor.authorConnelly, W.
dc.contributor.authorCowden, T.
dc.contributor.authorDworkin, J.P.
dc.contributor.authorLorentson, C.C.
dc.contributor.authorSandford, S.A.
dc.contributor.authorBierhaus, E.B.
dc.contributor.authorFreund, S.
dc.contributor.authorConnolly, H.C., Jr.
dc.contributor.authorLauretta, D.S.
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-09T00:14:47Z
dc.date.available2024-08-09T00:14:47Z
dc.date.issued2023-04-08
dc.identifier.citationRighter, K., Lunning, N.G., Nakamura-Messenger, K., Snead, C.J., McQuillan, J., Calaway, M., Allums, K., Rodriguez, M., Funk, R.C., Harrington, R.S., Connelly, W., Cowden, T., Dworkin, J.P., Lorentson, C.C., Sandford, S.A., Bierhaus, E.B., Freund, S., Connolly, H.C., Jr and Lauretta, D.S. (2023), Curation planning and facilities for asteroid Bennu samples returned by the OSIRIS-REx mission. Meteorit Planet Sci, 58: 572-590. https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13973
dc.identifier.issn1086-9379
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/maps.13973
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/673995
dc.description.abstractNASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected samples from carbonaceous near-Earth asteroid (101955) Bennu on October 20, 2020, and will deliver them to the Earth on September 24, 2023. The samples will be processed at the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC), where most of the sample collection will be subsequently curated in a new cleanroom suite. The spacecraft collected loose regolith two ways: in a bulk sample chamber capable of holding up to 2 kg, and on industrial Velcro “contact pads” intended to collect small particles at the surface. Included in the JSC collection will be the bulk sample, the contact pads, contamination-monitoring witness plates, and supporting hardware. Planning for the curation of the samples and hardware started at the earliest phase of proposal development and continued in parallel with project development and execution. Because a major mission goal is characterization of organic compounds in the Bennu samples, extra effort was spent in the design stage to ensure a clean curation environment. Here, we describe the preparations to receive the sample, including the design, construction, outfitting, and monitoring of the cleanrooms at JSC; the planned recovery of the sample-containing capsule when it lands on Earth; and the approach to characterizing and cataloging the samples. These curation efforts will result in the distribution of pristine Bennu samples from JSC to the OSIRIS-REx science team, international partners, and the global scientific community for years to come. © 2023 The Meteoritical Society. This article has been contributed to by U.S. Government employees and their work is in the public domain in the USA.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Arkansa
dc.rights© 2023 Lockheed Martin Corporation, Jacobs and The Authors. Meteoritics & Planetary Science published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of The Meteoritical Society. This article has been contributed to by U.S. Government employees and their work is in the public domain in the USA.
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/public-domain/pdm/
dc.titleCuration planning and facilities for asteroid Bennu samples returned by the OSIRIS-REx mission
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dc.contributor.departmentLunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona
dc.identifier.journalMeteoritics and Planetary Science
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dc.source.journaltitleMeteoritics and Planetary Science
refterms.dateFOA2024-08-09T00:14:47Z


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© 2023 Lockheed Martin Corporation, Jacobs and The Authors. Meteoritics & Planetary Science published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of The Meteoritical Society. This article has been contributed to by U.S. Government employees and their work is in the public domain in the USA.
Except where otherwise noted, this item's license is described as © 2023 Lockheed Martin Corporation, Jacobs and The Authors. Meteoritics & Planetary Science published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of The Meteoritical Society. This article has been contributed to by U.S. Government employees and their work is in the public domain in the USA.