OSIRIS-REx样本返回舱降落在犹他州沙漠

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.

The Bennu sample – an estimated 8.8 ounces, or 250 grams – will be transported in its unopened canister by aircraft to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Monday, Sept. 25. Curation scientists there will disassemble the canister, extract and weigh the sample, create an inventory of the rocks and dust, and, over time, distribute pieces of Bennu to scientists worldwide.

Photo Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber

2023年9月24日，星期日，NASA OSIRIS-REx任务的样本返回舱在美国国防部犹他州测试训练场着陆后不久。该样本于2020年10月由NASA的OSIRIS-REx航天器从小行星贝努采集。

贝努样本估计为8.8盎司，即250克，将于9月25日星期一用飞机装在未打开的罐子中运往NASA位于休斯顿的约翰逊航天中心。那里的管理科学家将拆卸罐子，提取并称重样本，建立岩石和灰尘的清单，并随着时间的推移，将贝努的碎片分发给世界各地的科学家。

影像来源：NASA/Keegan Barber