
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. Animation available at https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23555
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NASA ID
PIA23555
Date Created
December 5, 2019
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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