e OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA) (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

e OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA)

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The OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA), contributed by the Canadian Space Agency, will create 3-D maps of asteroid Bennu to help the mission team select a sample collection site. NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will travel to the near-Earth asteroid Bennu and bring at least a 60-gram (2.1-ounce) sample back to Earth for study.

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