All of these maps will be built on a 3-D shape model of Bennu. The team is already using a preliminary shape model, produced from radar observations of the asteroid.

OLA is expected to thoroughly map Bennu with about 6 billion measurements of the asteroid's surface, which measures about one-third of a mile (one-half kilometer) in diameter.

When NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission spacecraft arrived at the asteroid Bennu, it discovered more rocks and boulders than envisioned. Mapping all these potential hazards was necessary to select a ...

With OSIRIS-REx in close orbit around Bennu, we’ve already seen some pretty amazing up-close shots of the asteroid. And now, NASA has released a full global map of this rocky little world in ...

OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will launch September 2016 and travel to a near-Earth asteroid known as Bennu to harvest a sample of surface maNASA to Map the Surface of an Asteroid NASA’s […] ...

From a distance, the asteroid Bennu looks like a thousand-foot-wide spinning top floating through space. But scientists now have a close-up view thanks to NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, which is ...

That asteroid, somewhat smaller than Bennu, didn't have many craters at all, Bierhaus said. "We think this absence of small craters has to do with the character of Bennu's surface," said Bierhaus.

Exploring mysteries of Asteroid Bennu Date: January 29, 2025 Source: DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Summary: Scientists found that asteroid Bennu contained a set of salty mineral ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft made an astonishing discovery about the asteroid it has been orbiting since December: the rock is actively spewing material out into space. The asteroid, named Bennu ...

On October 19th, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will attempt to grab a large sample of rocks from an asteroid named Bennu, with the goal of returning the material back to Earth in 2023.

New findings from NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission reveal insights about asteroid Bennu, and how rocky asteroids like it may contain the building blocks of life.

OLA is expected to thoroughly map Bennu with about 6 billion measurements of the asteroid’s surface, which measures about one-third of a mile (one-half kilometer) in diameter.