NASA finds asteroid Bennu 'aged early' by Sun - CanIndia News


7/24/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
by NewsWire

Scientists from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx have found that the Sun’s heat fractures rocks on Bennu in just 10,000 to 100,000 years, revealing that surface regeneration happens a lot quicker on asteroids than on Earth. For the findings, the team analysed rock fractures…

Scientists from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx have found that the Sun’s heat fractures rocks on Bennu in just 10,000 to 100,000 years, revealing that surface regeneration happens a lot quicker on asteroids than … [+2594 chars]

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