REXIS
E850188
REXIS is an X-ray imaging spectrometer aboard NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft designed to map elemental abundances on the surface of asteroid Bennu.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
X-ray imaging spectrometer
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spacecraft instrument ⓘ |
| aboard | OSIRIS-REx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acronymFor | Regolith X-ray Imaging Spectrometer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataProduct | global elemental abundance maps of Bennu’s surface ⓘ |
| dataUse |
compare Bennu composition with meteorite classes
ⓘ
support OSIRIS-REx sample site selection ⓘ |
| discipline |
X-ray astronomy instrumentation
ⓘ
planetary science ⓘ |
| elementSensitivity |
iron
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magnesium ⓘ other mid-Z elements ⓘ silicon ⓘ sulfur ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | wide-field ⓘ |
| fullName | Regolith X-ray Imaging Spectrometer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingAgency | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
CCD detector array
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coded-aperture mask ⓘ collimator ⓘ solar X-ray monitor ⓘ |
| hostMissionArrivalAtBennu | 2018-12-03 ⓘ |
| hostMissionLaunchDate | 2016-09-08 ⓘ |
| hostMissionLaunchVehicle | Atlas V 411 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostMissionOperator | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostMissionPrimeContractor | Lockheed Martin Space Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostMissionProgram | NASA New Frontiers Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostMissionType | asteroid sample-return mission ⓘ |
| isStudentBuilt | true ⓘ |
| mission | OSIRIS-REx mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observes | solar-induced X-ray fluorescence from Bennu ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | Bennu proximity operations phase ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| primaryScienceGoal | map elemental abundances on the surface of asteroid Bennu ⓘ |
| scienceObjective |
constrain surface composition of asteroid Bennu
ⓘ
measure X-ray fluorescence from Bennu’s regolith ⓘ |
| scienceTeamLeadInstitution | MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraft | OSIRIS-REx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studentTeamInstitution |
Harvard College Observatory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Massachusetts Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetBody |
101955 Bennu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
asteroid Bennu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technique | X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy ⓘ |
| usesDetectorType | CCD ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | X-ray ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
OSIRIS-REx