Asteroid Bennu

OSIRIS-REx SAMPLE RETURN

Carbonaceous Rubble-Pile Asteroid · A spinning-top rubble pile asteroid holding 4.5-billion-year-old cosmic ingredients.

Science Controls

PHYSICS 3D

Bennu Surface Mode

Real Bennu Mosaic (OSIRIS-REx)Relief Elevation (Bump Map)

Texture rotation0°

Surface Lumpiness0.030

Impact Craters6

Spin Velocity0.25x

WireframeSpin Axis

Direction35°

Exploration Tools

MISSION HUB

Click any bare surface to plant a sample marker — like choosing a TAG site for a sample-return mission!

No landing sites tagged yet. Click the 3D surface!

Diameter:490 m (0.49 km)

Rotation:4.297 hours

Gravity:0.0001 m/s² (microgravity)

Camera Equiv:490 m

drag orbit · scroll zoom · click surface to tag sample site · click landmark pin for intel