Professor Yongsong Huang shared his excitement for the moment, saying, "What a technological marvel! The capsule landed a few meters from a dirt road, almost like someone placed it there gently. I was amazed at how small the parachute was!" Later this fall, DEEPS researchers will undertake geochemical analyses on some of the asteroid's samples, adding to the group's excitement. 

Participants included: Marcelo Alexandre (Organic Geochemistry Facility Manager), Cameron Goodreau (Undergraduate Chemistry and Engineering concentrator), Professor Yongsong Huang, Bumsoo Kim (Postdoctoral Research Associate), Ewerton Santos (Postdoctoral Research Associate), and Lanjun Wu (Visiting PhD).