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Tagging Bennu

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 21, 2023 is “Tagging Bennu,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: OSIRIS-REx , University of Arizona , NASA , Goddard Scientific Visualization Studio. The original explanation runs about 168 words.

Tagging Bennu
Credit: Image Credit: OSIRIS-REx , University of Arizona , NASA , Goddard Scientific Visualization Studio Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft’s arm reached out and touched asteroid 101955 Bennu on October 20 , 2020, after a careful approach to the small, near-Earth asteroid’s boulder-strewn surface.”

— APOD editors, September 21, 2023

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
September 21, 2023
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: OSIRIS-REx , University of Arizona , NASA , Goddard Scientific Visualization Studio
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 168 words

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Source

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