Q. With reference to OSIRIS-REx Mission, consider the following statements:
1.It is a NASA robotic spacecraft that visited and collected samples from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu.
2.It is the first U.S. mission to collect a sample from an asteroid and return it to Earth.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation –
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. OSIRIS-REx stands for Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer. The mission was launched by NASA in 2016. It is a NASA robotic spacecraft that visited and collected samples from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. It is the first U.S. mission to collect a sample from an asteroid and return it to Earth.
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