Asteroid · M-type asteroid (asteroid belt)
Psyche
(16) Psyche
- Type
- M-type asteroid (asteroid belt)
NASA/Kennedy · NASA media (public domain)
Overview
Scientific overview
Psyche is a m-type asteroid (asteroid belt) in orbit around The Sun.
Gallery
Psyche Mission and Science Briefing
Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Psyche principal investigator, Arizona State University, participates in a Psyche mission and science briefing at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Oct.
2023
NASA/Kennedy · NASA media (public domain)
Observation
How this was captured
- Source
- NASA
- Observation date
- 2023-10-11
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.
- NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.