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Sometimes, in order to learn something, you've got to punch a giant asteroid.


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Sources:

https://www.asteroidmission.org/?latest-news=nasas-osiris-rex-completes-final-tour-of-asteroid-bennu
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/bennu-top-ten


https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-021-01338-8
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/uoc--bmy041221.php

Thumb Images:
https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/space-background-green-realistic-cosmos-backdrop-starry-nebula-with-stardust-and-gm1210188109-350490797

Image Sources

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/bennu-top-ten

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSIRIS-REx#/media/File:Asteroid-Bennu-OSIRIS-RExArrival-GifAnimation-20181203.gif

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:OSIRIS-REx_TAGSAM_head_during_sample_imaging_2020-10-22.gif

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Artist%27s_concept_of_the_OSIRIS-REx_Sample_Return_Capsule.jpg

https://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/meteorite1.html

https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/261758.php

https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/261759.php?from=499306

https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/planet-mars-in-space-gm1214890390-353643600

https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/jupiter-on-star-field-gm173228030-8276407