A Petrologically Primitive Rock Fragment Discovered from Asteroid (101955) Bennu

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Matsumoto M.* Tsuchiyama A. Kawasaki N. Nakashima D. Yasutake M. et al.

METSOC 2026 abstract (PDF)

“A petrologically primitive rock fragment was discovered from asteroid (101955) Bennu samples. It shares similar characteristics with primitive carbonaceous chondrites and CP-IDPs indicating that it experienced minimal processing since its formation.”

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