Ep. 708: What Goes Into Sample Return Missions From Asteroids & Comets?
Full Raw Episode with Q&A
365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition · [email protected]
February 19, 20241h 7m
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Show Notes
Last week we talked about sample return missions from the Moon and Mars, but scientists have retrieved samples from other objects in the Solar System, including comets and asteroids. What does it take to return a piece of rock from space, and what have we learned so far?