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NASA OSIRIS-REx successfully returns Bennu asteroid sample to Earth

The 120 gram sample landed via parachute on 23 September 2023, with analysis findings now published.

Caleb Mbeki
Planetary Science Reporter
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NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission successfully returned a sample of the asteroid Bennu to Earth. The recovered sample mass is 120 grams.[1] Isotopic testing of the Bennu material shows strong similarity to the Ryugu asteroid sample returned by Japan's Hayabusa2 mission, and to rare CI chondrite meteorites. This points to a common birthplace for the bodies in the early solar system. Findings from the sample analysis were published in the journal Science Advances.[2]
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  1. NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission successfully returned a 120-gram sample of the Bennu asteroid to Earth using a parachute on September 23, 2023. · Media Indonesia
  2. The scientific findings from the analysis of the Bennu asteroid sample were published in the journal Science Advances. · Media Indonesia
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