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Bennu Particles
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Bennu Particles

NASA / JPL · 2019-12-05 · photograph (digital archive)

From the collection of NASA Image and Video Library. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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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.

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Asteroid
Credit lineBennu Particles. NASA/JPL, 2019-12-05. Public domain. ID: PIA23555.

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