I-US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ibika ukuthi irobhothi i-OSIRIS-REx selisondele eduze kwe-asteroid Bennu kuze kube manje.
Masikhumbule ukuthi iphrojekthi ye-OSIRIS-REx, noma i-Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer, ihloselwe ukuqoqa amasampula edwala avela kumzimba we-cosmic oqanjwe igama futhi uwahambise eMhlabeni.
Umsebenzi omkhulu uhlelelwe u-August kulo nyaka. Idivayisi kulindeleke ukuthi ikwazi ukuthwebula amasampula amancane kuno-2 cm ububanzi.
Indawo ebizwa ngokuthi i-Nightingale yakhethelwa ukwenza amasampula: itholakala emgodini ophakeme enyakatho nenkabazwe yaseBennu. Phakathi nokusondela emkhathini, amakhamera we-OSIRIS-REx enza imephu yendawo ye-Nightingale ukuze anqume indawo engcono kakhulu yokuqoqa amatshe.
Ngesikhathi se-flyby ngoMashi 3, isiteshi esizenzakalelayo sazithola sisebangeni elingamamitha angama-250 kuphela ukusuka ku-asteroid. Ngenxa yalokho, kube nokwenzeka ukuthola izithombe ezinemininingwane eminingi yobuso bale nto kuze kube manje.
Indlela elandelayo ihlelelwe u-Ephreli kulo nyaka: idivayisi izondiza idlule iBennu ngebanga lamamitha angu-125.
Source: 3dnews.ru