Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬 on Nostr: Here's what #NASA brought back from #asteroid #Bennu on #OSIRISREx: #Water & #Carbon ...
Here's what #NASA brought back from #asteroid #Bennu on #OSIRISREx: #Water & #Carbon In 4.5 Billion Year Old Sample
While NASA had aimed to collect 60g of rocks from Bennu, the agency recovered roughly 250g of material. The samples also contained sulfur, critical mineral for planetary evolution and protein structure. Finally, iron oxide minerals that react to magnetic fields were also discovered, including those that could have played a role in origin of life on Earth.
https://www.engadget.com/heres-what-nasa-brought-back-from-the-asteroid-bennu-161531204.html?src=rss
While NASA had aimed to collect 60g of rocks from Bennu, the agency recovered roughly 250g of material. The samples also contained sulfur, critical mineral for planetary evolution and protein structure. Finally, iron oxide minerals that react to magnetic fields were also discovered, including those that could have played a role in origin of life on Earth.
https://www.engadget.com/heres-what-nasa-brought-back-from-the-asteroid-bennu-161531204.html?src=rss