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Bennu Samples Tie Asteroid Color Differences to Surface Exposure Age

Analyses of OSIRIS-REx material let scientists read asteroid spectra as a record of surface exposure age.

OSIRIS-REx Samples Show Bennu’s Presolar Stardust, Interstellar Organics, and Faster-Than-Expected Weathering