The sample was taken from Bennu, which orbits the Sun at an average distance of about 168 million kilometres. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HOUSTON - A sample from the asteroid Bennu, which could be key to understanding the formation of the solar system and our own planet, is set to be analyzed at Nasa’s Johnson Space Center in Houston after it reaches Earth in late September.
“That’s really what motivated going to this type of asteroid, to understand what the precursors were that may have fostered life in our solar system and on Earth.” The whole mission was imperiled when Nasa realised a few days later that the valve of the collection compartment was failing to close, letting fragments escape into space.
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