# @nasa on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CGyCuMRJKvo
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11733819-nasa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2020-10-25T21:41:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

#ICYMI: @OSIRIS_REx crushed it!

We made a rocky mess, but it’s the kind of mess on the surface of asteroid Bennu that we were hoping for. 

Shown here are a series of crisp images taken on Oct. 20 from OSIRIS-REx’s robotic arm as our spacecraft swooped, scooped, and then thrusted away from the asteroid’s rocky terrain. Though it took several hours for OSIRIS-REx to reach the surface, the TAG (Touch-and-Go) encounter only lasted for about 6 seconds. FULL DISCLOSURE: We’ve watched this at least 1,000 times.

Two days after touching down, the mission team received images that confirmed the spacecraft collected more than enough rocks & dust to meet one of its main mission requirements – at least 2 ounces (60 grams) - for return to Earth in 2023. 

Credit: NASA / @NASAGoddard / @UArizona

#ToBennuAndBack #RockClimbing #NASA #Space #Asteroid #NASA #PlanetaryScience

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rockclimbing, nasa, icymi, space, asteroid, tobennuandback, planetaryscience

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