We'll soon find out the exact amount.
To minimize sample loss, the mission team decided to stow the Bennu material in the probe's return capsule as quickly as possible. This new plan skipped a previously planned maneuver that was supposed to spin OSIRIS-REx around a bit, in order to gather data that would allow team members to estimate the mass of the collected sample.
The mission team arrived at an estimate by other means, but it's far from precise. The number is 8.8 oz , plus or minus 3.6 oz . So, the sample capsule could contain as much as 12.4 oz , or as little as 5.2 oz . The true number won't be known until the asteroid sample has been processed, so we'll just have to wait and see.
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