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Hello, asteroid Bennu

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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission flew over two billion miles through space to meet you. Here, the spacecraft’s camera captures a full rotation of the asteroid from only about 50 miles away: https://go.nasa.gov/2rhr6a3&h=AT1i_D7IINmmgUy-jZJD7S-NBK6d4FBLR-LdWwyEF6w0MXYHRD-ndax-cAIk3R912jKbu-tmlkCAXNMUauukLbLpZJf8vwvoGGu-1Xs_LetAH3b9yqVTT_1TYH0rahpI5Qk-erq50G__sF3kKk2EZvtSNtolFS7-22hbG2CQl313dBHOk_2iFA OSIRIS-REx will study Bennu for almost a year and eventually select a location to collect a sample to return to Earth. #WelcomeToBennu

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