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OSIRIS-REx and asteroid Bennu - Artwork

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: e-son36-00002

Image Size 300 DPI: 84 * 31 cm

OSIRIS-REx contacts the asteroid Bennu with the Touch-And-Go Sample Arm Mechanism. The spaceprobe was launched on Sept. 8, 2016. As planned, the spacecraft will reach its asteroid target in 2018 and return a sample to Earth in 2023.

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2016 - ASTEROID - BENNU - ILLUSTRATION - NEAR-EARTH OBJECT - OSIRIS-REX - POSTER - SPACE - SPACECRAFT - SPACEPROBE -