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NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission flies by asteroid Bennu one final time - CNN

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission flies by asteroid Bennu one final time - CNN

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission flies by asteroid Bennu one final time - CNN
Apr 07, 2021 33 secs

Images captured by the spacecraft Wednesday will show scientists just how much the sample collection event altered the surface of the asteroid.

The spacecraft will spend nearly six hours imaging Bennu, which will allow its cameras to see the asteroid complete a full rotation.

The route of this flyby is familiar for OSIRIS-REx, which conducted a similar one while searching for a landing site during surveys in 2019.

Those images from 2019 will be used with the new images to create before and after comparisons.

During the flyby, OSIRIS-REx's instruments will collect data, allowing the mission team a chance to assess them after the tools were coated in dust during the collection event.

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