OSIRIS-REx Mission to Bennu Quiz

What is the significance of Bennu in the context of the solar system?

• It is a remnant from the dawn of the solar system.

• It is the largest asteroid in the solar system.

• It is the closest planet to Earth.

• It is made entirely of ice.

What record did OSIRIS-REx set when it entered Bennu's orbit?

• First spacecraft to collect samples from Mars.

• First mission to map an asteroid.

• Smallest world ever orbited by a spacecraft.

• First spacecraft to land on an asteroid.

What was the purpose of the rehearsals conducted by OSIRIS-REx?

• To practice the sample collection maneuver.

• To test the spacecraft's ability to land on Mars.

• To map the entire surface of Bennu.

• To communicate with Earth in real-time.

During the sample collection event, what was the main task of OSIRIS-REx?

• To orbit around Bennu indefinitely.

• To send live images back to Earth.

• To collect a sample from the surface of Bennu.

• To destroy the asteroid.

What did the mission team confirm by the end of October after the sample collection?

• The mission was canceled.

• The sample collection goal was exceeded.

• The spacecraft had landed on the moon.

• The spacecraft had malfunctioned.