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Watch now: OSIRIS REx Final Flyover of asteroid Bennu

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During TAG, the spacecraft's sampling head sunk 1.6 feet into the asteroid's surface and simultaneously fired a pressurized charge of nitrogen gas, churning up surface material and driving it into the collection chamber. Final flyby photos reveal the aftermath of the encounter. (Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/James Tralie).

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