thequarkside:OSIRIS-REx arrived at asteroid Bennu this week! It will stay in orbit to do a complete
thequarkside:OSIRIS-REx arrived at asteroid Bennu this week! It will stay in orbit to do a complete survey of the asteroid. But even cooler, it will get so close to the surface it will touch Bennu briefly and use a puff of hydrogen to dislodge surface material, that it will then collect. After that, OSIRIS-REx heads back to Earth to deliver the sample! Here is a really cool video on how this little orbiter got to Bennu and detailing its mission.https://youtu.be/NYGHbl_esgw -- source link
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