OSIRIS-REx Visible and Infrared Spectrometer (OVIRS) OVIRS (Goddard Spaceflight Center) is a point spectrometer that will map the asteroid's reflectance, albedo, and spectral properties from 0.4 – 4.3 …

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft points OVIRS at the target asteroid, Bennu, and light from the Bennu enters OVIRS The light goes into the Optics Box and to the Primary Mirror The Primary Mirror directs the …

Mar 5, 2018 · It is a compact, low-mass (17.8 kg), power efficient (8.8 W average), and robust instrument with the sensitivity needed to detect a 5% spectral absorption feature on a very dark …

S-REx Thermal Emission Spectrometer, a 4-50 ~ point spectrometer) and OVIRS (the OSIRIS-REx Visible and I Spectrometer, a 0.4 to 4.3 11m point spectrometer). The p yload also includes REXIS …

Jul 25, 2016 · Learn more about the OVIRS instrument. Visit the OSIRIS-REx mission website. Animated diagram of the OVIRS spectrometer, tracing the path of light through the instrument. The …

Jun 19, 2015 · The OSIRIS-REx Visible and Infrared Spectrometer (OVIRS) will measure visible and near infrared light from the asteroid Bennu, which can be used to identify water and organic materials.

This collection contains the documents applicable to the OSIRIS-REx Visible and Infra-Red Spectrometer (OVIRS) instrument. For past and upcoming dataset release date information, visit the …

These data will be used in concert with data from the other OSIRIS-REx instruments to guide sample-site selection and provide an unprecendented global inventory of the composition and regolith …

Mar 30, 2017 · It is a compact, low-mass (17.8 kg), power efficient (8.8 W average), and robust instrument with the sensitivity needed to detect a 5% spectral absorption feature on a very dark …

The OVIRS instrument at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center prior to launch. The OVIRS is designed to provide spectral maps of inorganic and organic substances on the surface of asteroid Bennu.