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Asteroid Bennu’s Minerals and Organic Matter Occur in Distinct Chemical Domains: Study


A new nanoscale analysis of the Bennu sample OREX-800066-3 returned by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission shows that organic compounds and minerals cluster into distinct regions, suggesting water once altered the asteroid in uneven, localized ways.

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