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NASA shares beautiful timelapse of the Psyche spacecraft's view over Mars
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The spacecraft made a close approach to the red planet in May on its way to explore the asteroid it’s named after.
Key facts
- Psyche is expected to reach the eponymous asteroid in 2029
- The imager performed brilliantly, delivering some rarely seen views of the red planet," said Jim Bell, the Psyche imager instrument lead at Arizona State University, in a statement
- The spacecraft made a close approach to the red planet in May on its way to explore the asteroid it’s named
- Psyche captured thousands of images with its multispectral imager as it approached and flew past Mars
Summary
NASA's Psyche spacecraft is well on its way to its target in the asteroid belt after receiving a gravity assist from Mars in May, and the space agency shared some incredible. "The imager performed brilliantly, delivering some rarely seen views of the red planet," said Jim Bell, the Psyche imager instrument lead at Arizona State University, in a statement. This maneuver gave it a speed boost and adjusted its trajectory to put it on a course for the asteroid Psyche while saving propellant for the long journey.