NASA's Psyche Delivers First Images and Other Data

[belter]

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-psyche-delivers-first-images-and-other-data

[twojacobtwo]

Direct link to first (annotated) image: https://d2pn8kiwq2w21t.cloudfront.net/images/Psyche_Imager_M...

Direct link to the interactive visualization tool from article: https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-system/#/home

Other interactive NASA tools: https://www.nasa.gov/interactives/

[fallingknife]

> The instrument beamed a near-infrared laser encoded with test data from nearly 10 million miles (16 million kilometers) away – the farthest-ever demonstration of optical communications

I find that amazing!

[ekanes → fallingknife]

Then you may also enjoy knowing that Psyche's destination is 2 billion miles away! :)

[fallingknife → ekanes]

Are they going to use the laser to communicate from there?