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gary

12-10-2023, 09:39 AM

Full story at ABC here :-
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-12/nasa-finds-bennu-asteroid-had-water-carbon/102966398

ChrisD

12-10-2023, 10:49 PM

Given that isotopic ratios in terrestrial and cometary/asteroidal water suggest that Earth's water primarily originates from asteroids, and considering the widespread distribution of carbon in both organic and inorganic sources, it would be astonishing if water and carbon were not found in the Bennu samples.

Chris.