OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer) is a NASA asteroid study and sample-return mission. It was launched in 2016 and successfully returned a sample of asteroid Bennu to Earth in September 2023.
Recently, NASA had launched OSIRIS-REx for a mission which is the first of its kind from the USA. Choose the mission objective from the following :
Asked in KPSC KAS Prelims 2015 · Topic: Astronomy and Astrophysics Basics (Planetary Science: Planets, Moons, Asteroids, Comets)
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Answer: D. To collect samples from the asteroid 101955 Bennu and to return to Earth
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