Bennu's Journey Teaser
The solar system today is an orderly place, much quieter than it was in its turbulent youth. How did our Sun, the Earth and the planets evolve from a whirlpool of gas, dust, and fiery droplets of molten rock? To answer this question, scientists are planning to visit asteroid Bennu (1999 RQ-36), which is composed of the same raw ingredients that created the planets. Bennu is a survivor of our solar system's early chaos, and following its journey will teach us a great deal about our own origins. This video is the official teaser for Bennu's Journey, a signature animation of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission; the full-length video will be released in November 2014.
Asteroid Bennu (1999-RQ36) is a survivor of our solar system's chaotic formation, composed of the same raw ingredients that created our planet. When NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission visits asteroid Bennu, its findings will teach us a great deal about our own origins.
Watch this video on the NASAexplorer YouTube channel.
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Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Animators
- Walt Feimer (HTSI)
- Michael Lentz (USRA)
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Video editors
- Dan Gallagher (USRA)
- Rich Melnick (HTSI)
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Producers
- Dan Gallagher (USRA)
- Michael Starobin (HTSI)
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Scientists
- Dante Lauretta (The University of Arizona)
- Edward Beshore (The University of Arizona)
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Project support
- Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
Release date
This page was originally published on Tuesday, September 23, 2014.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:50 PM EDT.
Missions
This page is related to the following missions:Tapes
The media on this page originally appeared on the following tapes:-
Bennus Journey
(ID: 2014028)
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 5:00AM
Produced by - Dan Jacob (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)