OTES

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scientific instrument spacecraft instrument thermal emission spectrometer

OTES is a thermal emission spectrometer aboard NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft used to measure the mineralogy and temperature of asteroid Bennu’s surface.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	scientific instrument ⓘ spacecraft instrument ⓘ thermal emission spectrometer ⓘ
aboardSpacecraft	OSIRIS-REx NERFINISHED ⓘ
acronymFor	OSIRIS-REx Thermal Emission Spectrometer NERFINISHED ⓘ
dataType	emission spectra ⓘ surface temperature maps ⓘ
destination	Bennu vicinity orbit ⓘ
developedFor	OSIRIS-REx mission NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName	OSIRIS-REx Thermal Emission Spectrometer NERFINISHED ⓘ
hostOrganization	Lockheed Martin Space (spacecraft prime contractor) NERFINISHED ⓘ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center NERFINISHED ⓘ
measurementType	brightness temperature ⓘ radiance ⓘ
mission	OSIRIS-REx NERFINISHED ⓘ
missionType	sample return mission ⓘ
observes	thermal infrared emission ⓘ
operatedByAgency	NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ
operationalEnvironment	deep space ⓘ
partOf	OSIRIS-REx remote sensing suite ⓘ
platformType	orbiter ⓘ
primaryTarget	asteroid Bennu ⓘ
relatedToInstrument	OCAMS NERFINISHED ⓘ OVIRS NERFINISHED ⓘ
scientificDiscipline	mineralogy ⓘ planetary science ⓘ spectroscopy ⓘ thermophysics ⓘ
scientificPurpose	characterize thermophysical properties of asteroid Bennu ⓘ measure surface mineralogy of asteroid Bennu ⓘ measure surface temperature of asteroid Bennu ⓘ
spaceAgency	NASA ⓘ
spacecraftRole	remote sensing instrument ⓘ
spectralRegion	thermal infrared ⓘ
supportsObjective	inform sample return context ⓘ understand Bennu’s composition ⓘ understand Bennu’s thermal properties ⓘ
targetBody	(101955) Bennu NERFINISHED ⓘ
targetBodyType	near-Earth asteroid ⓘ
usedFor	constrain surface roughness of Bennu ⓘ determine thermal inertia of Bennu ⓘ identify minerals on Bennu ⓘ map compositional variations on Bennu ⓘ support geological interpretation of Bennu ⓘ support sample site selection on Bennu ⓘ

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OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission → scienceInstrument → OTES ⓘ

subject surface form: OSIRIS-REx