Sample Asteroid Bennu in 360

  • Released Friday, October 16, 2020
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NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission, OSIRIS-REx, will make a daring attempt to “TAG” asteroid Bennu on Oct. 20 – touch its surface and collect a sample for return to Earth. Experience the sample collection event in 360 and watch as OSIRIS-REx contacts the rocky surface of sample site Nightingale on Asteroid Bennu.



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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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This page was originally published on Friday, October 16, 2020.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:44 PM EDT.


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