PIA23555: Bennu Particles (Animation)


Bennu Particles (Animation)

Caption:

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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