Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Oct 2010
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010dps....42.4928d&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting #42, #49.28
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
The Binary Asteroid in-situ Explorer (BASiX) Mission represents the next phase of asteroid exploration, carrying out geophysical experiments by active engagement with an asteroid in a controlled and repeatable manner. BASiX will address new and timely scientific goals that address unresolved issues at the heart of our understanding of these bodies and which serve as barriers to their future exploration.
A primary objective of the BASiX Mission is to determine the fundamental mechanical and strength properties of an asteroid through the creation of craters on the asteroid surface using calibrated charges. BASiX also takes advantage of these experiments to further understand the weathering and seismic properties of an asteroid. By carrying out these experiments at a binary Near Earth Asteroid (NEA), BASiX also advances our understanding of these ubiquitous bodies in the small asteroid population. BASiX is an efficient and simple mission concept that can deliver revolutionary science with its threshold mission and adds substantial enhancements with its baseline mission.
BASiX assembles an international team of top small body scientists and astronomers and is led by PI Dan Scheeres (University of Colorado). BASiX is managed by JPL, which is also where mission and science operations will be based. The BASiX Spacecraft is built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. Instruments are built by JPL and Ball with additional contributed instruments from CNES.
Bank Thomas
BASiX Science Team
Dissly Richard
Frazier W.
Jordan Elizabeth
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