University of Arizona: OSIRIS-REx Scientists - Taking Asteroid Sample Was Like Punching a Ball Pit
July 08, 2022
July 08, 2022
TUCSON, Arizona, July 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release:
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Before-and-after images and measurements revealed a treasure trove of data from the few seconds that it took for the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to collect an asteroid sample, which is currently en route to Earth.
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Asteroid Bennu, the target of NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission, led by the University of Arizona, kept surpris . . .
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Before-and-after images and measurements revealed a treasure trove of data from the few seconds that it took for the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to collect an asteroid sample, which is currently en route to Earth.
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Asteroid Bennu, the target of NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission, led by the University of Arizona, kept surpris . . .