Benu
noun
the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
Bennu
-
a variation of
Benu.
Example Sentences
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Among them was Maria Schönbächler, Professor of Isotope Geochemistry at ETH Zurich, whose laboratory received half a gram of Bennu material.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
According to the proposed scenario, the parent bodies of Bennu and Ryugu, along with the objects that produced CI meteorites, formed from this thoroughly mixed material.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
It also uncovered a close chemical relationship between Bennu, the asteroid Ryugu, and a rare group of primitive meteorites known as CI meteorites.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
"We are now wondering whether other asteroids have the same isotopic signature as Bennu and Ryugu," Schönbächler goes on to state.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
I have brought the divine Bennu to the east, and Osiris to the city of Tattu.
From Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings by Epiphanius Wilson
