Planetary Science Journal.Scientists believe that the metal-rich NEAs formed during the destruction of developing planets in the solar system’s early history.
However, before this study, researchers knew little else about rare asteroids. A team of students co-led by University of Arizona planetary science associate professor Vishnu Reddy studied the two asteroids named above.
ADVERTISEMENT They found that their spectral signatures closely resembled asteroid 16 Psyche, the largest metal-rich asteroid in our solar system.
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