The renowned musician holds a Ph.D. in astronomy.
He joined the OSIRIS-REx team in January 2019 after Lauretta extended an invitation. However, this was not going to be an easy ride, as Lauretta made it clear that he expected the rock star to earn his keep.
This was quite important as OSIRIS-REx wasn't fitted with a stereo camera. May, who had previously produced 3D images of Comet 67P, the target of the Rosetta mission, and Pluto, as seen by New Horizons, proceeded to carefully select and align images taken by a single camera from different angles.
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