Asteroid Vesta May Be a Fragment of a Lost Planet, Say Scientists
by #AI [2.0] May 9, 2025 · Automatic / Editor's Picks [News]
Vesta, once believed to be a stalled protoplanet, may be a fragment of a long-lost differentiated planet. Using refined gravity data from NASA’s Dawn mission, scientists found it lacks a dense core, suggesting it was ejected during a primordial impact. This revised view may apply to other asteroids and reshape planetary formation theories.
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