1. News
 / Modified dec 13, 2019 3:43 p.m.

OSIRIS-REx mission selects sample site on asteroid

The University of Arizona is leading the NASA mission.

The OSIRIS-REx mission to collect a sample from an asteroid reached a milestone this week when scientists revealed the exact location of where they will take a sample from the asteroid Bennu. Arizona 360 learned more about the process researchers undertook to survey Bennu’s surface and select a site.

This story was produced by AZPM special projects producer Tom Kleespie.

Arizona 360
Arizona 360 airs Fridays at 8:30 p.m. on PBS 6 and Saturdays at 8 p.m. on PBS 6 PLUS. See more from Arizona 360.
MORE: Arizona 360 Segments, Space
By posting comments, you agree to our
AZPM encourages comments, but comments that contain profanity, unrelated information, threats, libel, defamatory statements, obscenities, pornography or that violate the law are not allowed. Comments that promote commercial products or services are not allowed. Comments in violation of this policy will be removed. Continued posting of comments that violate this policy will result in the commenter being banned from the site.

By submitting your comments, you hereby give AZPM the right to post your comments and potentially use them in any other form of media operated by this institution.
AZPM is a service of the University of Arizona and our broadcast stations are licensed to the Arizona Board of Regents who hold the trademarks for Arizona Public Media and AZPM. We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples.
The University of Arizona