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Asteroid sampler’s hypersonic return thrilled scientists: here’s what they learnt

The re-entry of the OSIRIS-REx sample canister is the most closely observed of its type in history.
  1. Alexandra Witze
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Physicist Jennifer Inman has observed the aerodynamics of many spacecraft, including NASA’s space shuttles, as they launched and landed. But on 24 September she had the chance to study a rarity: the return of a capsule carrying samples from a distant world.

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Nature 623, 230-231 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-03318-6

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