Sciencing Asteroids

[Algiark]

It was often mentioned that you can get scientific data from asteroids. But how does one actually perform science on an asteroid? Is there a particular way I missed?

[KerbMav]

You hover in EVA next to it and click the asteroid kerbal to take a sample (like on the surface) - that is all the science I ever saw happening in the videos.

Edited April 7, 2014 by KerbMav
incorrect info

[Lohan2008]

EVA to asteroid > take sample. Return to Kerbal for retrival. Haven't looked at transmitting ><

[EtherDragon]

It might be possible to collect different samples from the same asteroid in different locations - High orbit, Low orbit, Flying over, and on the Surface. Haven't tried it yet, though.

[M4ck]

After checking the game files, I'd say there are different situations for the samples to be taken. Precisely landed(anywhere on Kerbin), splashed, atmosphere low, atmosphere high, space low and space high. I have collected both for space and one in atmosphere while falling, can't remember if the last one had any specific name. It won't hurt to check it in-game again, though.

Edited April 5, 2014 by M4ck

[Rickenbacker]

Yes, but asteroids have no atmosphere and you can't orbit them .

As far as I know you can only take surface samples when hovering near them. That might of course change in the future.

[DMagic]

Yes, but asteroids have no atmosphere and you can't orbit them .

As far as I know you can only take surface samples when hovering near them. That might of course change in the future.

That's not what they're saying. You can take an asteroid to different locations around Kerbin (or any other planet) and collect different science reports and gain more science points. So you can collect a sample high in orbit around Kerbin, then another in low orbit, one while in flight, and another on the surface of Kerbin (I think the surface also has biome support) and so on. Each location will give you more science.

[Algiark]

click the kerbal to take a sample

Tried this a lot of times, didn't work. Turned out it's the asteroid that have to be clicked...

[vger]

EVA taking a surface sample from an asteroid during reentry?

Jeb: *gulp*