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Sunday September 24, the Osiris-Rex probe landed in the Utah desert, in the United States. On board are samples of the asteroid Bennu, a celestial body that has a 1 in 2,700 chance of hitting Earth.
It’s a little black spot in the desertUtah (UNITED STATES)Sunday September 24. The probe Osiris-Rex has just made a dizzying fall through the Earth’s atmosphere. On board is the largest asteroid sample ever collected. The mission is accomplished for NASA. This is the end of a story that lasted 7 years. In September 2016, NASA sent a probe into space. Objective : take samples from the asteroid Bennua celestial body that has a one in 2,700 chance of hitting the earth.
Understanding how the universe works
“We have been waiting for a very long time for the return of this precious sample. It will be a joyous, moving and heartbreaking event“, says Jason Dworkinproject scientist Osiris-Rex. The probe managed to collect 250 g of material. Once recovered, the pieces will be studied in the laboratory. These analyzes are essential to understanding how our universe works. The capsule must be exposed to the sand of the American desert for as short a time as possible to avoid any contamination of the samples. The first analyzes could be revealed as early as October 11.