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Samples from the Bennu asteroid set to land in Utah Sunday

A capsule carrying rock and dust samples collected from the asteroid Bennu is scheduled to land in the Utah desert Sunday morning. The samples are being deposited by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, which after releasing the capsule will depart for a trip to the asteroid Apophis, which it is expected to reach in 2029.
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