Journal article
The unexpected surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu
Abstract
NASA’S Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft recently arrived at the near-Earth asteroid (101955) Bennu, a primitive body that represents the objects that may have brought prebiotic molecules and volatiles such as water to Earth1. Bennu is a low-albedo B-type asteroid2 that has been linked to organic-rich hydrated carbonaceous chondrites3. Such meteorites are altered by …
Authors
Lauretta DS; DellaGiustina DN; Bennett CA; Golish DR; Becker KJ; Balram-Knutson SS; Barnouin OS; Becker TL; Bottke WF; Boynton WV
Journal
Nature, Vol. 568, No. 7750, pp. 55–60
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
4 2019
DOI
10.1038/s41586-019-1033-6
ISSN
0028-0836