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FloridaGatorMan on September 21, 2023 3:34 pm To be fair, bringing the samples to Earth requires only one more step. Finding them after the fact requires more steps. Also, the astronomer that named an asteroid Apophis (next target for this project mentioned in the article) is a real goober.
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Still amazing that we got some material from an asteroid
To be fair, bringing the samples to Earth requires only one more step. Finding them after the fact requires more steps.
Also, the astronomer that named an asteroid Apophis (next target for this project mentioned in the article) is a real goober.