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Bennu, Main Belt Asteroids, Outer Spacei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bennu | Asteroid |
| Main Belt Asteroids | Group of Asteroids |
| Outer Space | Deep Space |
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
101955 Bennu
A carbonaceous asteroid discovered on 11 September 1999. It has a mean diameter of approximately 492 m.
The NASA OSIRIS-REx mission intends to study the asteroid and return samples to Earth in 2023 for analysis. On 3 December 2018, the spacecraft arrived at Bennu after a two-year journey.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Andreyivanovite ? Formula: FeCrP |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 |
| ⓘ Magnesite var. Breunnerite Formula: (Mg,Fe)CO3 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Schreibersite ? Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| ⓘ 'Smectite Group' Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Schreibersite ? | 1.BD.05 | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| ⓘ | Andreyivanovite ? | 1.BD.15 | FeCrP |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Breunnerite | 5.AB.05 | (Mg,Fe)CO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | 'Smectite Group' | - | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/101955_Bennu |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q11558 |
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