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After a decade and $1.2 billion, NASA reveals its booty from Bennu: 121 grams

The asteroid sample returned from Bennu is 4.29 ounces (121.6 grams), equivalent to half a cup of sugar or a small avocado.

NASA invested $1.2 billion and nearly a decade to retrieve this small amount of asteroid dust, but it is 20 times greater than previous missions.

The sample retrieval exceeded the minimum requirement for the mission and is considered a success by NASA.

NASA's first asteroid samples came from 'ancient ocean world'

The asteroid sample brought back to Earth may have originated from an ancient oceanic world.

The dark rocks on the asteroid bear similarities to the crust observed on Saturn's moon Enceladus, which is believed to have had a global ocean of liquid salty water.

After a decade and $1.2 billion, NASA reveals its booty from Bennu: 121 grams

The asteroid sample returned from Bennu is 4.29 ounces (121.6 grams), equivalent to half a cup of sugar or a small avocado.

NASA invested $1.2 billion and nearly a decade to retrieve this small amount of asteroid dust, but it is 20 times greater than previous missions.

The sample retrieval exceeded the minimum requirement for the mission and is considered a success by NASA.

NASA's first asteroid samples came from 'ancient ocean world'

The asteroid sample brought back to Earth may have originated from an ancient oceanic world.

The dark rocks on the asteroid bear similarities to the crust observed on Saturn's moon Enceladus, which is believed to have had a global ocean of liquid salty water.

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