In the statement made by NASA, it was stated that the samples collected by the spacecraft Osiris-Rex during its visit to the Bennu asteroid in 2020 were examined.
University of Arizona researcher Dante Lauretta stated that he expected the surface of the asteroid to be hard. “We were completely wrong in our prediction about the surface of the asteroid.” used the phrase.
Experts explained that the asteroid’s exterior is made up of loosely attached, lightly bound particles, with a surface that feels like “stepping into a pool of plastic balls.”
It was stated that the detection in question could be useful in developing methods to organize future asteroid missions and to protect the Earth from asteroid impacts.
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