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Asteroid Bennu Came From an Unexpected Corner of the Solar System
Original: Asteroid Bennu Came From an Unexpected Corner of the Solar System https://gizmodo.com/asteroid-bennu-came-from-an-unexpe
New reporting says asteroid Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid studied closely by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, may have originated in a region of the solar system that scientists did not previously expect. The finding could change how researchers understand Bennu's composition and the early solar system's history.
Why now: Recent research suggesting Bennu's origin differs from earlier assumptions has renewed interest in the asteroid and sample-return findings.
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- Asteroid Bennu Came From an Unexpected Corner of the Solar System https://gizmodo.com/asteroid-bennu-came-from-an-unexpected-corner-of-the-solar-system-2000818415 # Science # Space # Astronomy · gizmodo@robot.villas · 2
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