Bennu sample particle with X-ray analysis (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Bennu sample particle with X-ray analysis

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The same particle analyzed with X-ray computed tomography scanning. This specimen shows the most common types of crack networks observed in Bennu samples. One has an extensive and connect framework of curved cracks, whereas the other has sparse, straight and flat fractures.

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NASA/Scott Eckley

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