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A New Golden Age for Asteroid Sample Return Missions

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Join Carnegie Earth & Planets Laboratory cosmochemist Dr. Conel Alexander for a 50-minute lecture exploring the fascinating world of asteroid return missions and their crucial role in understanding our cosmic origins. Discover how these ambitious space exploration endeavors are ushering in a new golden age of scientific discovery, providing unprecedented insights into the formation and evolution of our solar system through the collection and analysis of pristine extraterrestrial materials.

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A new golden age for sample return missions

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