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NASA spacecraft observes asteroid Bennu’s boulder ‘body armor’

According to observations of craters by NASA's OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer) spacecraft, the boulder-covered surface of asteroid Bennu protects it from small meteoroid impacts. "These observations provide new insight into how asteroids like Bennu respond to energetic impacts," said Edward (Beau)...