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Brett Tingley

NASA peers inside an asteroid | Space photo of the day for March 19, 2026

X-ray computed tomography (XCT) scans of particles from asteroid Bennu. They show the most common types of crack networks observed in Bennu samples. One has an extensive and connect framework of curved cracks, whereas the other has sparse, straight and flat fractures. (Image credit: NASA/Scott Eckley)

NASA has used advanced imaging techniques to peer inside samples of an asteroid, discovering extensive networks of cracks running throughout the rock particles.

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