Low thermal inertia of carbonaceous asteroid Bennu driven by cracks observed in returned samples.

Ryan AJ, Ballouz RL, Macke RJ, Ishizaki T, Alasli A, Biele J, Eckley SA, Hoover CG, Jardine K, King AJ, Opeil CP, Pajola M, Tusberti F, Barnes JJ, Bates HC, Berger EL, Bierhaus EB, Calva C, Cambioni S, Cheng F, Delbo M, DellaGiustina DN, Dworkin JP, Elder CM, Emery JP, Freemantle J, Fujita R, Glavin DP, Gonzalez C, Haenecour P, Hamilton VE, Hanna RD, Hanton LTJ, Harrington R, Hildebrand AR, Hill DH, Ishimaru K, Jawin ER, Kontogiannis MK, Lunning NG, McCoy TJ, Molaro JL, Montoya M, Nagano H, O'Neal EW, Plummer J, Righter K, Sakatani N, Sánchez P, Schofield PF, Siegler MA, Tanaka S, Zega TJ, Wolner CWV, Connolly HC Jr, Lauretta DS

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10.1038/s41467-026-68505-1
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2026 Mar 17
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41467-026-68505-1,
  title = {Low thermal inertia of carbonaceous asteroid Bennu driven by cracks observed in returned samples.},
  author = {Ryan AJ and Ballouz RL and Macke RJ and Ishizaki T and Alasli A and Biele J and Eckley SA and Hoover CG and Jardine K and King AJ and Opeil CP and Pajola M and Tusberti F and Barnes JJ and Bates HC and Berger EL and Bierhaus EB and Calva C and Cambioni S and Cheng F and Delbo M and DellaGiustina DN and Dworkin JP and Elder CM and Emery JP and Freemantle J and Fujita R and Glavin DP and Gonzalez C and Haenecour P and Hamilton VE and Hanna RD and Hanton LTJ and Harrington R and Hildebrand AR and Hill DH and Ishimaru K and Jawin ER and Kontogiannis MK and Lunning NG and McCoy TJ and Molaro JL and Montoya M and Nagano H and O'Neal EW and Plummer J and Righter K and Sakatani N and Sánchez P and Schofield PF and Siegler MA and Tanaka S and Zega TJ and Wolner CWV and Connolly HC Jr and Lauretta DS},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nature communications},
  doi = {10.1038/s41467-026-68505-1},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-68505-1}
}

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AU  - Eckley SA
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AU  - Barnes JJ
AU  - Bates HC
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AU  - DellaGiustina DN
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AJ, R., RL, B., RJ, M., T, I., A, A., J, B., SA, E., CG, H., K, J., AJ, K., CP, O., M, P., F, T., JJ, B., HC, B., EL, B., EB, B., C, C., S, C., F, C., M, D., DN, D., JP, D., CM, E., JP, E., J, F., R, F., DP, G., C, G., P, H., VE, H., RD, H., LTJ, H., R, H., AR, H., DH, H., K, I., ER, J., MK, K., NG, L., TJ, M., JL, M., M, M., H, N., EW, O., J, P., K, R., N, S., P, S., PF, S., MA, S., S, T., TJ, Z., CWV, W., Jr, C. H., & DS, L. (2026). Low thermal inertia of carbonaceous asteroid Bennu driven by cracks observed in returned samples.. Nature communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-68505-1

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