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Tagging Bennu
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully touched asteroid Bennu on October 20, 2020. Its sampling arm, TAGSAM, contacted the boulder-strewn surface to collect a sample. This close-up image, taken by the spacecraft's SamCam, shows the sampling head crushing rocks. The spacecraft then fired nitrogen gas to stir up material for collection, 321 million kilometers from Earth.
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Released on your day
Space pictures released on your month and day in other years, or a few days either side. Each one is sharp enough to print as a poster.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 22 October 2020 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 22 October 2020 · Empty Quarter, Arabia See it as a poster -
Released on 22 October 2012 Violent star formation episodes in dwarf galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 22 October 2024 M16: Pillars of Star Creation See it as a poster -
Released on 22 October 2001 Hugli River Delta, India See it as a poster -
Released on 22 October 2015 Hubble Frontier Fields view of MACSJ0416.1 to 2403 See it as a poster -
Released on 22 October 2026 N159 (wide view) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 22 OCT 2020 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 22 OCT 2020.
Questions about October 22, 2020
What space photo was released on October 22, 2020?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 22, 2020 was "Tagging Bennu". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on October 22, 2020?
A waxing crescent moon, about 29% lit.
What day of the week was October 22, 2020?
October 22, 2020 was a Thursday, day 296 of the 366 days in 2020.
Was there a meteor shower on October 22, 2020?
Yes: the Orionid shower, peaked yesterday.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 22, 2020?
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed the Sun that day, and NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth. Both are on this page, next to the card.
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