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Asteroid Nysa's rare three-lobed structure challenges formation models - Phys.org
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Sam Jarman
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Astronomers have identified that the asteroid 44 Nysa possesses a rare three-lobed structure. This discovery challenges existing scientific models regarding how asteroids are formed in the solar system.
Named for the mythical valley where the god Dionysus was raised in secret by nymphs, the asteroid 44 Nysa inhabits the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Through observations by the Hubble Space…
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