Landing a spacecraft on an asteroid isn't easy. We explain why scientists want to do it, and how they plan to pull this mission off.
as well as magnetite and small amounts of pyroxine a sign water has flowed through these rocks in the pastthat brings those pebbles raining back to the surfacenear the asteroid's north pole."The major findings confirm we picked the right site," Ms Enos said.The spacecraft will land in an area of the crater that has sand grains less than 2 centimetres — any larger and they won't get sucked up.
NASA originally hoped the spot would be about 25 square metres, but the biggest rock-free space they could find on the asteroid is only about 5 by 8m. NASA is livestreaming the operation and will confirm whether the manoeuvre has been completed around 9:10am .
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