sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission

Caption

The sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is seen shortly after touching down in the desert, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range. The sample was collected from the asteroid Bennu in October 2020 by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.

Credit

Credits: NASA/Keegan Barber

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