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Be the first to see a sample of the Bennu asteroid on display at the Alfie Norville Gem and Mineral Museum. The sample, collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission, provides insight into the early formation of our solar system.
Doors open at 4:30 p.m. There will be a special presentation at 5:30 p.m. by Dante Lauretta, principal investigator of the OSIRIS-REx mission.
Led by researchers in the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, OSIRIS-REx is the first U.S. mission to collect a sample from an asteroid and return it to Earth for study. The surface material will be the largest sample collected from space since the Apollo moon landings in the 1960s and 70s, and will help ensure that the University of Arizona remains at the forefront of planetary exploration.
