WHY, HELLO SAMPLE CAPSULE! ☄️

The capsule weighs about 16 kg and is about 40 x 20 cm in size. The light is from the heat shield, which should have reached temperatures of around 3000°C during atmospheric re-entry, protecting the sample from such crazy temperatures. pic.twitter.com/7VqBeRk5KE

— Elizabeth Tasker (@girlandkat) December 5, 2020