Moontanman Posted December 11, 2018 Posted December 11, 2018 NASA reports hydrated clay like minerals have been detected by the OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft on the asteroid Bennu. This could mean the asteroid was once part of a larger object. https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-just-found-signs-of-water-on-an-asteroid Quote NASA Already Made a Surprising Discovery About The Asteroid They Only Just Reached VICTOR TANGERMANN, FUTURISM 11 DEC 2018 A lone spacecraft is hovering 12 miles above the surface of a tiny asteroid millions of miles away, closely examining its surface. And it just sent back its first readings. As part of NASA's Origins Program, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft traveled to an asteroid called Bennu some 100 million miles (160 million kilometers) from the Sun, finally arriving at the 1,600-foot-wide (487-meter) asteroid on December 3.
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