PIA19349: NASA's Asteroid Redirect Robotic Mission (Artist Concept)


NASA’s Asteroid Redirect Robotic Mission (Artist Concept)

Caption:

Artists concept of NASA's Asteroid Redirect Robotic (ARM) Mission capturing an asteroid boulder before redirecting it to a astronaut-accessible orbit around Earth's moon.

Background Info:

More information about NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission and the agency's Asteroid Initiative is available online at http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/asteroids/initiative/index.html .

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target
System
Target Type Asteroid
Mission Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM)
Instrument Host
Host Type
Instrument
Detector
Extra Keywords Artwork, Color
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2015-10-22
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA19349
Identifier PIA19349