NMNH in Review: How an Asteroid Sample Traveled From Outer Space to the Museum's Mineral Hall
After a 500 million mile journey, a piece of the asteroid Bennu is now on display at the Smithsonian. But how did it get here?
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After a 500 million mile journey, a piece of the asteroid Bennu is now on display at the Smithsonian. But how did it get here?
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