Asteroid Bennu sports landslide and massive crater from tiny space rock - Space.com


7/6/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
by Robert Lea

The impact of a tiny body on the asteroid Bennu caused a rock slide that revealed the surface properties of rock-pile asteroids.

Using images collected by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, researchers have traced the progress of a landslide on the asteroid Bennu that resulted from an impact with another object. The team determine… [+3557 chars]

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