File:Psyche spacecraft caméra PIA24894.jpg

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Psyche spacecraft caméra

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English: This photo shows Psyche's multispectral imager, in the process of assembly and testing on Sept. 13, 2021, at Malin Space Science Systems in San Diego, California.

Psyche, set to launch in August 2022, will investigate a metal-rich asteroid of the same name, which lies in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Scientists believe the asteroid could be part or all of the iron-rich interior of an early planetary building block that was stripped of its outer rocky shell as it repeatedly collided with other large bodies during the early formation of the solar system.

The multispectral imager is sensitive to visible light like we can see with our eyes, but also to light just beyond what humans can see, using filters in the ultraviolet and near-infrared wavelengths. The photos taken in these filters will reveal the asteroid's geology and topography, and could help determine the mineralogy of any rocky material that may exist on the surface of Psyche
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Source https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA24894
Author NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS

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