Webinars: Archive (TO BENNU AND BACK: Preparing for OSIRIS-REx Sample Delivery and Curation)


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  • Description: This FREE NASA Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) interactive webinar engaged educators (informal and formal) and students as they interacted with Dr. Paul Abell, NASA Johnson’s Chief Scientist for Small Body Exploration and Jacobs/JETS curation team members Maritza Montoya and Julia Plummer. These experts shared details on the OSIRIS-REx mission and preparations for the delivery of sample collected from asteroid Bennu, scheduled for September 24. Participants from 36 states, India, Netherlands, and Turkey registered for this event.
  • Speaker: Paul Abell, Maritza Montoya, and Julia Plummer

  • Target Audience: Educator-led student groups, Educators, College Students/Interns

  • Live Event date:
    • September 14, 2023

  • Webinar Reach:
    • Participants from 36 states
    • Live Event: 240 students & 105 educators
    • Archived Event: 1171 students & 250 educators
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