AMNH Presents: Sampling an Asteroid
*The event has already taken place on this date: Mon, 09/12/2016
This September, NASA plans to launch OSIRIS-REx, the first U.S. mission to retrieve a pristine sample of an asteroid and return it to Earth for further study.
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This September, NASA plans to launch OSIRIS-REx, the first U.S. mission to retrieve a pristine sample of an asteroid and return it to Earth for further study. The mission’s target is Bennu, a carbon-rich, near-Earth asteroid that is also potentially hazardous to Earth. Join Museum director of astrovisualization Carter Emmart for an new immersive program that highlights how the spacecraft’s mapping of the asteroid Bennu will inform scientists who are choosing a location for capturing surface material from the asteroid in 2020. The samples could shed light on how our solar system formed and how life on Earth began.
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Organization:
American Museum of Natural HistoryLocation:
Central Park West at 79th street
New York, NY, 10024United States
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Phone:
2127695100Contact name:
AMNH
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The event has already taken place on this date:
09/12/2016
Time:
7:00 PM
Price:
$12 members, $13.50 students/seniors, $15 adults
Ages
All Ages Adults & kids togetherWeb Service