[jun]NASA’S OSIRIS-REX Flashcards
1
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full form
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Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification ,Security-Regolith Explorer.
2
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what
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third mission in NASA’s New Frontiers program
-ya mission madhe bennu navachya asteroid bhovati revolve kelay ya spacecraft ne
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what is it?Why was Bennu chosen?
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- has a similar orbit to Earth
- it rotates slowly enough to ensure that the regolith(i.e. the spacecraft) stays on its surface.
- asteroid hasn’t significantly changed since the beginning of the Solar System -> it may contain organic molecules, which could have been precursors to life on Earth.
- it is Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)-> so chance ahe ki to 22nd century madhe tyachamule problems tayar honyache chances ahet-> tyamule abhyas karun ghetlela bara.