Bennu 3D Shape Model (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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This preliminary shape model of asteroid Bennu was created from a compilation of images taken by OSIRIS-REx's PolyCam camera during the spacecraft's approach toward Bennu during the month of November 2018. This 3D shape model shows features on Bennu as small as six meters.

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NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona

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