Danger From Space: Mission To Take Bennu's Asteroid Samples To Save Earth!

Mission kasus-Rex telah berhasil mengambil sample dari asteroid Bennu (foto: x @OSIRISREx)

JAKARTA - Bennu, the most dangerous asteroid that could hit Earth in 2182, is now being studied by NASA. Scientists fear that the asteroid Bennu, which is as high in diameter as the Empire State building and has a mass as large as this aircraft carrier, could destroy Earth if it hit our planet at a speed of 27,000 miles per hour.

To prevent the disaster, NASA launched theignor-Rex mission in 2011 to sample from Bennu and study the asteroid further.

Why is Bennu dangerous?

In addition to its large size, Bennu is also a dark asteroid that is believed to contain a lot of carbon. This means that this asteroid could carry life-forming materials from outer space.

If Bennu hits Earth, it is estimated that there will be an energy explosion equivalent to 1,450 megatons of TNT - three times the entire nuclear explosion ever detonated on Earth.

Bennu's impact is expected to have the following impact:

Misiber-Rex sukses mengambil sampel Bennu!

In October 2020, NASA's learning-rex vehicle managed to take samples from Bennu. Dante Lauretta, mission leaderURing-Rex, and his team are tensely waiting for the critical moment of landing the vehicle on the asteroid Bennu.

Wahanaur-Rex had to make a very careful landing to take samples without damaging the asteroid.

After 16 years of hard work,ikon-Rex's mission has finally paid off. Samples from Bennu are now being researched by scientists and are expected to help us to better understand asteroids and prevent disasters from being hit by asteroids in the future.