Near-Earth Asteroids “Live!”

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When:
October 3, 2016 @ 5:00 am – 12:00 pm
2016-10-03T05:00:00-04:00
2016-10-03T12:00:00-04:00
Where:
54-427
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Department Lecture Series

See near-Earth asteroids “Live!” as we activate MIT’s direct control link to NASA’s Infrared Telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Our science goal is to measure the infrared colors of Earth-crossing asteroids to deduce their compositions. Learn “live” first hand how MIT scientists telescopically characterized the asteroid “Bennu” as a carbon-rich target linked to the early solar system, now the destination for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission.

The link will be “Live,” stop by anytime 5:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon EDT | Control Room Location: Building 54-427

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