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On 11 October 2023, the recovered capsule was opened to reveal a "first look" at the asteroid sample contents. [35] [36] On 13 December 2023, further studies of the returned sample were reported and revealed organic molecules as well as unknown materials which require more study to have a better idea of their composition and makeup.
It was the first asteroid to be the target of a sample-return mission, of the Japanese space probe Hayabusa, which collected more than 1500 regolith dust particles from the asteroid's surface in 2005.
The Bennu sample is estimated at 250 grams (8.8 ounces), far surpassing the amount of material carried back from asteroid Ryugu in 2020 and asteroid Itokawa in 2010.
[76] [78] Asteroid sample material requests will be considered and distributed to organizations worldwide by ARES. [23] On 11 October 2023, the recovered capsule was opened to reveal a "first look" at the asteroid sample contents. [12]
NASA’s first asteroid samples fetched from deep space parachuted into the Utah desert Sunday to cap a seven-year journey. In a flyby of Earth, the Osiris-Rex spacecraft released the sample ...
The Bennu sample has been estimated at 250 grams (8.8 ounces), far surpassing the 5 grams carried back from Ryugu in 2020 or the tiny specimen delivered from asteroid Itokawa in 2010.
In 1995, ISAS selected asteroid sample return as an engineering demonstration mission, MUSES-C, and the MUSES-C project started in fiscal year 1996. Asteroid Nereus was the first choice of target, 1989 ML was the secondary choice.
The US space agency NASA brought home the largest asteroid sample ever returned to Earth on Sunday, 24 September. The capsule landed in a training range near Salt Lake City in Utah at around 3 ...