Returning spacecraft after collecting samples from an asteroid. In 2016, NASA studied it in the Great Void. Then in deep space.

 Returning spacecraft after collecting samples from an asteroid. In 2016, NASA studied it in the Great Void. Then in deep space.

That spacecraft is the last to return with mineral samples of the giant asteroid. NASA's OSIRIS-REX spacecraft was launched into space to retrieve 'mineral samples' from an asteroid called Bennu (#Bennu).

Samman is the closest asteroid to Bennu. Twenty five meters in diameter. It sends me into orbit once every six years.

And it goes very close to the earth. Scientists believe that Bennu may hit the earth between 2175 and 2196

 And if this huge asteroid hits once, it will cause a deep wound of one and a half thousand meters on the earth. The result will be disastrous.

 So the US scientists sent the spacecraft to Bennu to conduct experiments on this asteroid.

In 2020, the spacecraft successfully collected samples and began the return process.

On September 24, 2023, it will land in the desert of Utah, America.

 According to NASA data, the final touchdown time is 13 minutes. These 13 minutes are the most important. The spacecraft will enter the atmosphere at a speed of 43000 kilometers per hour and will reach a temperature of 2800 degrees Celsius and become a fire ball.

 But if all goes well, it will cool down with its heat shield and parachute for a soft landing.

 After landing on the ground, a team will first check its condition. It will be lifted by helicopter to a clean area.

 The sample will then be sent to the laboratory. Scientists hope that testing the sample will reveal important information about asteroid Bennu. These data may play an important role in determining the way to prevent the possible collision of the asteroid with the Earth.