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OSIRIS-REx collects sample from Bennu asteroid after 2-year orbit – KOKI FOX 23
After a two-year orbit of a near-Earth asteroid, a spacecraft has landed on Bennu and collected a sample from the rock’s surface.
After a two-year orbit of a near-Earth asteroid, a spacecraft has landed on Bennu and collected a sample from the rocks surface.
NASAs OSIRIS-REx deployed a robotic arm during its short time on Bennu after landing at the site called Nightingale. The landing site is the size of a couple of parking spaces.
OSIRIS-REx stands for Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer, The New York Times reported.
Preliminary data show that today’s sample collection event…
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