Motion of dust ejected from the surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu
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DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05275
Abstract: From Jan. 6, 2019 to Feb. 18, 2019, OSIRIS-REx observed asteroid (101955) Bennu ejecting 11 plumes of dust, of which part is escaping and another part is re-captured by the asteroid. The relative magnitudes of… read more here.
Keywords: motion dust; dust grains; 101955 bennu; bennu ... See more keywords
Exogenic basalt on asteroid (101955) Bennu
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DOI: 10.1038/s41550-020-1195-z
Abstract: When rubble-pile asteroid 2008 TC 3 impacted Earth on 7 October 2008, the recovered rock fragments indicated that such asteroids can contain exogenic material 1 , 2 . However, spacecraft missions to date have only… read more here.
Keywords: exogenic basalt; basalt asteroid; bennu; rubble pile ... See more keywords