Bennu Holds the Solar System's 'Original Ingredients,' Might Have Been Part of a Wet World
June 27, 2024
June 27, 2024
TUCSON, Arizona, June 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release:
A deep dive into the sample of rocks and dust returned from near-Earth asteroid Bennu by NASA's University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission has revealed some long-awaited surprises.
Bennu contains the original ingredients that formed our solar system, the OSIRIS-REx Sample Analysis Team found. The asteroid's dust is rich in carbon and nitrogen, as well as organic compound . . .
A deep dive into the sample of rocks and dust returned from near-Earth asteroid Bennu by NASA's University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission has revealed some long-awaited surprises.
Bennu contains the original ingredients that formed our solar system, the OSIRIS-REx Sample Analysis Team found. The asteroid's dust is rich in carbon and nitrogen, as well as organic compound . . .