NASA spacecraft observes asteroid Bennu's boulder 'body armor' - Phys.org
6/16/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 10 months ago
by Bill Steigerwald
by Bill Steigerwald
Asteroid Bennu's boulder-covered surface gives it protection against small meteoroid impacts, according to observations of craters by NASA's OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer) spacecraft.
Asteroid Bennu's boulder-covered surface gives it protection against small meteoroid impacts, according to observations of craters by NASA's OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Ide… [+3353 chars]
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