NASA finds Bennu asteroid contains water and carbon

[gary]

Originally Posted by ABC, 12 Oct 2023

A sample collected from the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu contains abundant water and carbon, both vital materials for the formation of our planet, NASA has revealed.

Full story at ABC here :-
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-...rbon/102966398

[ChrisD (Chris)]

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.