{"id":771948,"date":"2023-11-10T17:01:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T21:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=771948"},"modified":"2023-11-10T17:01:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T21:01:53","slug":"touchdown-asteroid-bennu-sample-successfully-lands-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=771948","title":{"rendered":"Touchdown! 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