A 7-year NASA mission will come to a close in the Utah desert Sunday when Osiris-REx returns to Earth.
WATCH: Asteroid sample landing in Utah may unlock answers regarding life on Earth
The Utah Test and Training Range provides a 37x9 mile ellipse where OSIRIS-REx could land. The landing area is about 250 square miles, which is the equivalent of throwing a dart across the length of a basketball court and hitting a bullseye.
Once touchdown is complete, the capsule will be taken to a clean room which is where Lunning and her team from Johnson Space Center take over. The clean room is already set up with monitoring ready to make sure the sample is uncontaminated.The mission has been the first time humanity has ever attempted such a feat, so the samples answer questions mankind doesn't even know to ask.
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