Corey S PowellJun 29, 2024

This is what an asteroid looks like up close.
Really close.
Through an electron microscope!

First studies of the pieces of asteroid Bennu gathered by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft are out now:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.14227 #space #astronomy #nasa #science #life #astrodon

Show threadCorey S PowellJun 29, 2024

Turns out that asteroids are quite beautiful at microscopic scale.

This "bloom" of phyllosilicate minerals was collected from the surface of Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid, by OSIRIS-REx.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.14227 #science #space #nasa

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@coreyspowell Cannot wait to sit down with the MAPS paper! Did my research on clays and am very familiar with this look. Always loved how they look under SEM.
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