1. ‘Bennu samples may be rocks from an ancient ocean world’.
- Author
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Lauretta, Dante
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MARS (Planet) , *OCEAN , *SOLAR system , *MARTIAN exploration , *BIOSPHERE , *LUNAR exploration - Abstract
The article discusses NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, which successfully collected a sample from the asteroid Bennu and returned it to Earth. The mission is part of a larger effort to study asteroids and their potential significance in understanding the origins of life. The material from Bennu is being analyzed and has revealed the presence of water-bearing clay and magnesium-rich phosphate minerals, which suggest that Bennu may be a remnant of an ancient ocean world. The article also mentions the high probability of Bennu impacting Earth in the future and the potential for future missions to other asteroids. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024