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First Sample Of Rock And Dust From Asteroid Lands In Utah

In a historic achievement for NASA, the first sample of rock and dust from an asteroid has landed on earth.

A capsule of rocks and dust collected from asteroid Bennu landed at 10:52 a.m. ET on Sunday at the U.S. Defense Department's Utah Test and Training Range near Salt Lake City.

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by Joji Xavier

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