OSIRIS-REx

English

The successful October 2020 sample collection, showing OSIRIS-REx touching down on the Nightingale sample site

Etymology

From OSIRIS +‎ REx.

Proper noun

OSIRIS-REx

1. (astronomy, NASA) Initialism of Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (a NASA asteroid-study and sample-return mission)

Related terms

• 101955 Bennu

Further reading

• OSIRIS-REx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia