NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft touches asteroid Bennu, sends rubble flying, high hopes it grabbed sample

The NASA Osiris-Rex spacecraft "crushed rocks and sent rubble flying as it briefly touched an asteroid, a strong indication that samples were collected for return to Earth, officials said Wednesday," reports AP.

The aftermath after touching down 🔮🌪

This series of 16 images shows the SamCam imager's field of view as I backed away from asteroid Bennu's surface.

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