There is something strange in samples from asteroid Bennu.

“A view of eight sample trays containing the final material from asteroid Bennu. The dust and rocks were poured into the trays from the top plate of the Touch-and-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism (TAGSAM) head. 51.2 grams were collected from this pour, bringing the final mass of asteroid sample to 121.6 grams. Credit: NASA/Erika Blumenfeld & Joseph Aebersold” (ScitechDaily, NASA Just Found Something Strange Inside Asteroid Bennu Sample)

Reseachers. Made a lot of work. With the samples that OSIRIS REx brought from Asteroid Bennu. 

“Their results show that the distribution of organic matter and minerals is uneven. Instead of being mixed uniformly, the material forms three recurring types of organic–mineral regions. One region is dominated by aliphatic organic compounds, another contains abundant carbonate minerals, and a third is rich in nitrogen-containing organic compounds.”(ScitechDaily, NASA Just Found Something Strange Inside Asteroid Bennu Sample)

“Evidence of Water Shaping Bennu’s Chemistry. This uneven, nanoscale structure indicates that water did not affect Bennu in a single Uniform way. Instead, water interacted differently in separate areas, producing a patchwork of chemical environments across the asteroid.”(ScitechDaily, NASA Just Found Something Strange Inside Asteroid Bennu Sample)

“Bennu sample OREX-800066-3 under near-field optical microscope during nanoscale infrared analysis. The metallic tip (top center) of the scanning near-field optical microscope probes the sample’s chemical composition at ~20-nanometer resolution, revealing distinct organic-mineral domains within this Bennu fragment returned to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission in September 2023. Credit: Mehmet Yesiltas” (ScitechDaily, NASA Just Found Something Strange Inside Asteroid Bennu Sample)

“NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft leaving the surface of asteroid Bennu after collecting a sample. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/CI Lab/SVS” (ScitechDaily, NASA Just Found Something Strange Inside Asteroid Bennu Sample

Could Bennu have been covered in water somewhere in its youth? That is possible if Bennu was part of a planet or an ice asteroid. There were planets in the young solar system that no longer exist. Asteroid impacts turn those young planets into asteroids. 

Reseachers found marks of the liquid water effect in samples from asteroid Bennu. There are two ways in which those markings could form. The first one is that maybe Bennu impacted with water ice. And the impact formed liquid water on that asteroid. The second, and far more interesting, is that maybe Bennu was part of an ancient planet or icy asteroid. Then, some cosmic disaster caused that ancient planet to turn into dust. And maybe. Bennu is the remnant of the planet that was destroyed a long time ago. Those marks are interesting in both cases. 

https://scitechdaily.com/nasa-just-found-something-strange-inside-asteroid-bennu-sample/

There is lots of carbon and water in samples that Osiris REx took from Asteroid Bennu.

 There is lots of carbon and water in samples that Osiris REx took from Asteroid Bennu.

There is lots of carbon and water in samples that Osiris REx took from Asteroid Bennu. This is an important thing. If we search for the origin of life. Asteroid Bennu is about 4,5 billion years old. Bennu's location is at a longer distance from the Sun than the asteroid where the Japanese took their samples to Earth. That means minerals on Bennu faced less electromagnetic radiation and other changes. 

Sometimes researchers think. Bennu might be part of some protoplanet that some catastrophe destroyed in the early solar system.

There are also remnants of clay. That means the protoplanet might have water on its shell or atmosphere. The clay could form when that protoplanet is destroyed by gravity or impact. 

In that process, water impacts with minerals that fly away from that destroying protoplanets. The effect raised the speed of those particles to a hypersonic level. 

During that process, some effect like impact energy transforms the planet into an asteroid cloud. Hot and liquid minerals interacted with vapor in that protoplanet's atmosphere forming the clay. 

In that scenario, there was no liquid water on that extremely hot protoplanet that formed Bennu. The water was vapor that formed the clay in seconds. And the asteroid Bennu is one of the remnants of that planet. 

And when some catastrophe destroyed that planet. Vapor in its atmosphere interacts with melted minerals. The thing that destroyed the protoplanet was the impact of another protoplanet. Or maybe its spin's speed was so high that centripetal forces destroyed that planet, which was liquid magma with vapor in its atmosphere. 

An artist's depiction of the hypothetical impact of a planet. Like Theia and the Earth". There is the possibility that Bennu formed in that kind of impact. (Wikipedia.com/Theia (planet))

But in wild vision that protoplanet could have a solid shell. And then some impact destroyed it. There is lots of carbon in that asteroid. That element is vital for life forms. Bennu samples tell that it's possible that in the young solar system was at least one planet more than the Earth that could form lifeforms. 

But that planet is lost in impact or some gravitational effect before life can begin or it got a solid shell. So the history of that planet was short. And maybe it stayed as a planetoid. The early ages in the solar system were violent, and many planets and moons faced their fate in cosmic catastrophes. 

Theia was a protoplanet that impacted Earth forming the Moon. 

If the Moon formed at the same side, where Theia impacted. It got its beginning from the giant droplet. 

If the Moon formed the opposite side from Theia's impact. It formed from the giant shockwave that traveled through the Earth. 

Also, Earth impacted another planet called Theia in its younghood. That other protoplanet's remnants remain in Earth's magma. Sometimes is speculated that the gravity hole in the Indian Ocean has something to do with particles forming clouds in magma. The position of that cloud is the thing that causes the gravity anomaly. And there is a possibility that those particles are from Theia.

Another interesting thing is the missing continent that remains at the Pacific bottom near New Zealand. That area is called Zealand. That lost continent could have lots of material from Theia. And if that material was heavier than other rock. It means it falls to the mantle. 

But Theia completely vanished in that catastrophe.  During that impact Earth's shell was liquid. And that could save our planet from turning into an asteroid cloud. The impact with another protoplanet formed the Moon or at least part of it. 

When the large, almost small planet-size asteroid impacted young Earth before its shell was solid. Theia sends material to the orbital trajectory. And the question is: did our moon form on the same side where Theia impacted? In that case, Theia sends a giant droplet to space. And that droplet turned to the Moon. In another vision, Theia sent a giant shockwave through the Earth, and the Moon formed the opposite side to Theia's impact. 

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Osiris REx completed its mission and landed at Dugway test range, Utah.

 Osiris REx completed its mission and landed at Dugway test range, Utah. 

Osiris REx probe's capsule landed in a military area in Utah. That capsule involved a couple of hundred grams of asteroid material. Osiris rex captured that material from Asteroid Bennu. And the mission took seven years. The Osiris REx samples are the first asteroid samples that are delivered to the high-tech laboratory. That Dugway test range (Officially: Dugway Proving Ground) or Utah military test area probably involves a BL-5 class laboratory that can keep those samples sterile, until researchers can start to investigate them. 

And  NASA will tell interesting facts about those samples. The Osiris Rex is one of the milestones of the spaceflights. That probe took the samples from Asteroid Bennu to Earth. The probe needed advanced AI and automatic systems to accomplish its missions. And this is one of the most interesting missions after the manned Moon flights. The Osiris REx opened a new dimension for space programs. 

"Illustration of OSIRIS-REx diverting away from Earth after releasing its sample return capsule. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/CI Lab" (ScitechDaily.com/Countdown to History: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Preps for Epic Asteroid Delivery)

"With its main parachute deployed, the sample capsule slowly descends to the Utah desert in this illustration. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/CI Lab" (ScitechDaily.com/Landing Imminent After Billion-Mile Journey: The Race To Retrieve NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Treasure)

Osiris REx mission took seven years. And that is a long time even on Earth. That means the asteroid colonization and journeys to Jupiter are realistic only for highly independent AI-controlled robot groups. Jupiter's icy moons are dangerous places. Because their ice shell can break without warning. And in the case that there is some kind of lifeforms human astronauts can pollute the ocean. 

The journey to Jupiter is so long that humans might leave that thing to robots. The manned missions to other planets require full knowledge of the planet. Things like erupting gas pockets and sandstorms that create static electricity causes problems. Same way. If the ice shell breaks under the base or landing craft that can cause a devastating situation. 

The data that this probe gave from asteroids and its internal operations are helping to develop new spacecraft that are more independent. The fact is the manned missions to Jupiter are so dangerous and long-term missions that the things that travel to Jupiter and take samples from its icy moons are robots. During manned missions, the astronauts must spend a long part of their lives in space, and only AI-controlled probes can make that kind of mission. Those probes might carry human-looking robots, but those missions are reserved for highly independent AI-controlled probes. 

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