Scientists and researchers across Canada already have plans for the samples brought back to earth by OSIRIS-REx, but they have to wait until a facility to permanently house the samples has been built
But between plays she was anxiously keeping an eye on a live steam on her phone: Ateam in Utah was preparing for the arrival of a space capsule bearing a precious sample captured from an asteroid.
So far, it amounts to a residue of black powder that was visible around the inner rim of the sample canister when it was cracked opened, like a clam shell, in a nitrogen-filled glovebox. Exactly how much is a key question for Canada, since the country’s participation in the mission guarantees that it will receive a 1/25th share of whatever was retrieved. The larger the total amount, the bigger the possibilities become for Canadian researchers., the plan is for Canada to take possession of its share in two batches. The first will be selected as soon as possible, to acquire at least some material in the most pristine state possible.
the samples has been built. The agency is evaluating proposals from contractors to take on the task. The goal is to ensure that the material“This isn’t just about the science that’s being done in the next year or two. This is about the science that’s being done for the next several decades,” said Tim Haltigan, the Canadian Space Agency’s senior mission scientist for planetary exploration.
University of Calgary geologist Alan Hildebrand will focus on the material properties of the sample, while geochemist Dominique Weis at the University of British Columbia plans to dissolve a small quantity of Bennu in acid to determine its precise elemental composition. Japan will also receive a share of material in exchange for access to a sample from a different asteroid that a Japanese mission returned in 2020.
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