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Episode 361: How asteroids can help us understand the history of our Solar System

The OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to return its sample of dust and rocks from the asteroid Bennu in September.

AZSCI 361 asteroid hero Fragment from Arizona's Meteor Crater near Flagstaff.
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Episode 361: How asteroids can help us understand the history of our Solar System

This episode is supported by the The Research Corporation for Science Advancement.
NPR

The University of Arizona-backed OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to return its sample of dust and rocks from the asteroid Bennu in September. UA planetary scientist Tom Zega describes meteor fragments found on Earth and the tools being used to answer questions related to the origin of the planets.

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