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Psyche: Spacecraft and Asteroid (Artist's Concept)

Spacecraft over asteroid.
Source: Maxar (formerly SSL)/ASU/Peter Rubin
Published: April 25, 2019

An artist's concept of the Pysche spacecraft above its science target, a metal asteroid of the same name.

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