NASA’s Asteroid Sample Reveals a Shocking Link Between Space and Earth’s Salt Lakes
Evaporite minerals from Searles Lake have similarities to minerals found on the asteroid Bennu. (Satellite view of Searles Lake captured on August 15, 2024. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission uncovered a cosmic connection between asteroid Bennu and Earth’s Searles Lake. Both contain minerals formed by evaporating salty water, hinting that Bennu’s parent body once had liquid reservoirs. … Read more