The Pieces of Psyche
Isabella Garcia
This work, “The Pieces of Psyche,” is a digital poster that illustrates the key instruments that will be used to scan the Psyche asteroid. These include the magnetometer, multispectral imager, and gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer. While there are other instruments on the craft, these three are the main ones that will be used to analyze the asteroid. The three figures surround the main craft and are illustrated at the same size as the craft in order to visualize everything better. Each part has a short and clear description of what it is made to do when it reaches its destination and the information it will gather from the asteroid. They are also labeled as to where on the craft they are located.
The purpose of this is to be an entry-way to the Psyche mission for those who just want a quick introduction to the project. Since many NASA and JPL missions have a lot of information to learn about, I wanted to make a poster that condenses the data in order for an audience to be intrigued rather than overwhelmed. I feel that there are two purposes to this piece: One is to introduce the mission so that an individual will be excited to research more about Psyche. The other is if someone only wants a quick overview of a portion of what the Psyche mission is about. As someone who lives at the intersection between the art and science worlds, I have seen both sides of the spectrum stray away from each other when they do not see an overlap between their studies. I want to use this project as a building block for understanding scientific topics in a visual form.
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