A sample from asteroid Bennu is seen prepared on a microscope slide, 3 November 2023, at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington. The sample was collected from the carbon rich near Earth asteroid Bennu in October 2020 by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. An optimised version of an original NASA image. . Mandatory credit:
National Museum of Natural History Unveils First Display of Bennu Sample
Size: 5250px × 3514px
Location: USA, Washington DC, Smithsonian Museum
Photo credit: © NASA / digitaleye / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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