¿Qué buscan los científicos de la NASA en la cápsula OSIRIS?

Después de siete años y 6,21 mil millones de kilómetros, la cápsula de la misión OSIRIS-REx de la NASA con muestras del asteroide Bennu tocó tierra en el desierto de Utah, EEUU.

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Los científicos la esperaban expectantes para recuperar su preciada carga: trozos de polvo y roca espacial de 4.500 millones de años de antigüedad.

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Las muestras, que pesan aproximadamente 250 gramos, fueron trasladadas al Centro Espacial Johnson de la NASA en Houston, donde son extraídas, pesadas y catalogadas para su posterior análisis.

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¿Qué esperan encontrar?

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Las muestras fueron tomadas en 2020 y la NASA aseguró que estas rocas “ayudarán a comprender el origen de la materia orgánica y el agua que pueden haber sembrado la vida en la Tierra”.

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Los especialistas coinciden en que el descenso de la cápsula representa un hito en la exploración espacial y promete ofrecer respuestas sobre los orígenes del sistema solar.

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