An asteroid sample collected by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft landed in the Utah desert Sunday.
The landing marked the end of NASA's first ever mission to collect an asteroid sample.
The rocks and dust from asteroid Bennu will prove useful to scientists for centuries to come.
It was carrying rock and dust samples collected by the spacecraft from the asteroid Bennu in 2020.
The team had to pivot, storing the sample inside its return capsule straight away instead of weighing it first as planned.
Persons:
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Locations:
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