Bennu Particles (Animation)

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Caption:

This animation illustrates the modeled trajectories of particles that were ejected from Bennu's surface on Jan. 19, 2019. After ejecting from the asteroid's surface, the particles either briefly orbited Bennu and fell back to its surface or escaped from Bennu and into space.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name	Value	Additional Values
Target	101955 Bennu
System	Main Belt
Target Type	Asteroid
Mission
Instrument Host
Host Type
Instrument
Detector
Extra Keywords	Color
Acquisition Date
Release Date	2019-12-05
Date in Caption	2019-01-19
Image Credit	NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona/Lauretta & Hergenrother et al., Science 10.1126
Source	photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23555
Identifier	PIA23555