Asteroid Bennu's rugged surface baffled NASA - We finally know why
March 17, 2026
March 17, 2026
TUCSON, Arizona, March 17 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release:
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Asteroid Bennu's rugged surface baffled NASA. We finally know why
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In one of the biggest surprises of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, its target asteroid, Bennu, turned out to be a jagged, rugged world covered in large boulders, with few of the smooth patches that earlier observations from Earth-based instruments had indicated.
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Asteroid Bennu's rugged surface baffled NASA. We finally know why
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In one of the biggest surprises of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, its target asteroid, Bennu, turned out to be a jagged, rugged world covered in large boulders, with few of the smooth patches that earlier observations from Earth-based instruments had indicated.
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