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Mike Wehner
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NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe is now in a holding pattern after a lengthy mission that visited the space rock known as Bennu. The probe is still in the vicinity of the asteroid that it sampled many months ago, and before it heads back to drop off its sample containers, NASA did a close flyby of the rock and captured a snapshot of the mark it left when it performed its most dangerous maneuver. In a new post by NASA, the space agency showcases the images and celebrates the mission's many achievements.
During a flyby of the asteroid on April 7th, the probe reached a distance of just 2.3 miles from the asteroid's surface. It took multiple photos of the shallow crater that the spacecraft created when it performed its "Touch-and-Go" (TAG) sample collection event way back in late October 2020.
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Here’s what NASA’s asteroid probe did to space rock Bennu originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 15 Apr 2021 at 18:38:30 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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