This has been done before
(bringing back a little bit of an asteroid) but it's still kinda neat:
Bennu doesn't just look like a charcoal briquette, they want to see just how much carbon there is and what form it is in |
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https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/09/nasa-spacecraft-returns-to-earth-with-pieces-of-an-asteroid/
And NASA has retargeted the OSIRUS probe to visit another asteroid (Apophis) in 2029 ? Amazing !
Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
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