Preparing to Receive the Asteroid Sample from OSIRIS-REx

OSIRIS-REx

Preparing to Receive the Asteroid Sample from OSIRIS-REx

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The University of Arizona-backed OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will return its long-awaited sample of rocks and dust from the asteroid Bennu next month.

UA planetary scientist Dante Lauretta explains the logistics involved in recovering the sample and how soon researchers will be able to examine the material OSIRIS-REx collected three years ago. Dante Lauretta spoke with Tim Swindle, professor emeritus in Astronomy at the University of Arizona.

Arizona Public Media

Topic(s)
Asteroids, comets, meteors
Date
Presenter(s)
Lauretta, Dante
Object(s)
Bennu
Mission(s)/Instrument(s)
OSIRIS-REx

2023 Galileo Circle Scholarship

Zöe Wilbur

Investigating the volcanic and magmatic histories of Apollo 15 and 17 basalts using sample analysis, with a focus on a previously unopened Apollo 17 basalt sample. Measurements will help to answer key questions about how volcanism works on the Moon and potentially on other airless Solar System bodies. The sample analysis is particularly timely as the future NASA Artemis missions will include sample returns.
(Advisor: Jessica Barnes)

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