NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Observes Asteroid Bennu’s Boulder “Body Armor” - SciTechDaily

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. OSIRIS-…

ByBill Steigerwald, NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterJune 17, 2022 Asteroid Bennus remarkable terrain. Credit: NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center Asteroid Bennus boulder-covered surface gives it prot… [+6979 chars]

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