NASA, 70 grams of rocks and mud from the asteroid Bennu have already been recovered

Over 70 grams of rocks and mud from the asteroid Bennu have already been recovered from the container introduced again to Earth by the Osiris-Rex mission final September 24, whereas an additional amount of fabric continues to be ready to be extracted from contained in the sampler: that is reported NASA, underlining how the fabric collected exceeded the 60 grams that had been set because the minimal goal for the mission.

The information comes two weeks after the announcement of the invention of water and carbon within the samples and offers hope to the over 200 researchers from all around the world (together with these from the Nationwide Institute of Astrophysics of Padua, Arcetri and Rome) who’re ready to obtain them to conduct additional evaluation. The target is to confirm whether or not the fragments of the asteroid collected by Osiris-Rex in October 2020 will be capable of assist us make clear the origin of life on Earth, to grasp whether or not it may have been ‘seeded’ by the influence of comparable celestial our bodies to the asteroid.

The Bennu materials collected to date at NASA’s Johnson Area Heart laboratories contains rocks and mud discovered outdoors the sampler head, in addition to a few of the main pattern inside the pinnacle. Any additional materials remaining inside will probably be extracted quickly. To get better it, nonetheless, we might want to discover a new technique of opening the pattern acquisition mechanism (referred to as Contact-and-Go or Tagsam). NASA consultants have in reality discovered that two of the 35 parts that repair the sampler head are usually not detachable via the procedures authorised and foreseen to date. Whereas ready for one of the best technique to be recognized, the sampler head has been moved to its switch container to make sure it stays sealed in a totally protected atmosphere.

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