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    • OSIRIS-REx Mt. Bigelow Ground Based Bennu Observations V1.0

    Metadata Updated: March 13, 2026

    This data set includes the ECAS system (Eight Color Asteroid
    Survey) photometry and light curve observations of the asteroid 101955 Bennu as well as the derived light curves. At the time of the observations, September 2005, the asteroid carried the provisional designation 1999 RQ36. Observations were made as a part of the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission ground observing campaign to characterize potential mission targets. 101955 Bennu was subsequently chosen as the mission target. This particular data set contains observations of 101955 Bennu and a series of 5 standard stars taken at the University of Arizona Observatories Kuiper 1.54-m reflector.

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: us-pd

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    References

    https://pds.nasa.gov

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date December 1, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date March 13, 2026
    Data Update Frequency irregular

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date December 1, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date March 13, 2026
    Publisher National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Maintainer
    Identifier urn:nasa:pds:orex.gbo.ast-bennu.lightcurves-images
    Data First Published 2021-05-21
    Data Last Modified 2025-07-17
    Category Earth Science
    Public Access Level public
    Data Update Frequency irregular
    Bureau Code 026:00
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id f82e8e6e-b507-4c8f-a444-5ed0205e5db8
    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://pds.nasa.gov/ds-view/pds/viewBundle.jsp?identifier=urn%3Anasa%3Apds%3Aorex.gbo.ast-bennu.lightcurves-images&version=1.0
    License http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/
    Program Code 026:005
    Related Documents https://pds.nasa.gov
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 1adaae9188c9553436fd1c3e299157bce2783f7d8d476c8e822c2cfbd6ad3036
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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