Περισσότερος άνθρακας από το αναμενόμενο και αφθονία νερού βρέθηκαν στο δείγμα αστεροειδούς ηλικίας 4,5 δισεκατομμυρίων ετών που επέστρεψε στη Γη το OSIRIS REx.
Σύμφωνα με τη NASA, o συνδυασμός των δύο αυτών στοιχείων, θα μπορούσε να σημαίνει ότι τα δομικά στοιχεία για τη ζωή στη Γη ενδεχομένως να είναι “κλειδωμένα” σε αυτούς τους βράχους.
More carbon than expected and an abundance of water were found in the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid sample returned to Earth by #OSIRISREx. The two combined could mean that the building blocks for life on Earth might be locked in these rocks: https://t.co/IY6QfXXqeT pic.twitter.com/olxjDQG6bm
— NASA (@NASA) October 11, 2023
Listen live: There were so many questions about the #OSIRISREx pristine asteroid sample revealed this morning to have high amounts of carbon and water that our scientists are back to share more of what we’re learning. https://t.co/MlIbhiONsE
— NASA (@NASA) October 11, 2023
Here they are. These bits of ancient space rock may hold clues to how the rocky planets—including our own—formed. Scientists worldwide will study the #OSIRISREx sample for generations to come to get answers on where we come from. pic.twitter.com/2yN2cs36gQ
— NASA (@NASA) October 11, 2023
Live from @NASA_Johnson, we’re revealing what we know about the sample of asteroid Bennu recently delivered from space by our #OSIRISREx spacecraft. Plus: the science team shows what they found during their first tests of the sample. https://t.co/bsJv7pk2Gg
— NASA (@NASA) October 11, 2023
