KPSC KAS 2017 · Question 29 of 200

Recently, NASA had launched OSIRIS-REx for a mission which is the first of its kind from the USA. Choose the mission objective from the following :

Science & Technology

ATo find water molecules in the atmosphere of Jupiter
BTo explore the moons of Jupiter
CTo reach Mars’ surface in search of water molecules
DTo collect samples from the asteroid 101955 Bennu and to return to EarthCorrect

Answer: D. To collect samples from the asteroid 101955 Bennu and to return to Earth

NASA's OSIRIS-REx (launched 2016) was the first US mission to collect samples from the near-Earth asteroid 101955 Bennu and return them to Earth.

Source: KPSC Gazetted Probationers Prelims 2017, Paper-I (General Studies, subject code 261), Series A

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KPSC KAS 2017 · Question 29 of 200

Science & Technology

ATo find water molecules in the atmosphere of Jupiter
BTo explore the moons of Jupiter
CTo reach Mars’ surface in search of water molecules
DTo collect samples from the asteroid 101955 Bennu and to return to EarthCorrect

NASA's OSIRIS-REx (launched 2016) was the first US mission to collect samples from the near-Earth asteroid 101955 Bennu and return them to Earth.

Source: KPSC Gazetted Probationers Prelims 2017, Paper-I (General Studies, subject code 261), Series A

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