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Bennu was chosen because it is a carbon-rich asteroid that is believed to contain materials that scientists believe can help determine how the solar system formed and how life began on Earth.<\/p>\n

OSIRIS-REx reached Bennu in 2018 and began studying the asteroid from orbit, using its suite of onboard scientific instruments to map the surface and measure its composition. It took nearly two years of research before NASA scientists finally chose a landing site for the spacecraft.<\/p>\n

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