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Ep. 538: Asteroids: Rubble piles of the Solar System

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition

English - September 16, 2019 22:08 - 37 minutes - 38 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
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Thanks to all the work from Hayabusa 2 and OSIRIS-REx, astronomers are getting a much better look at the smaller asteroids in the Solar System. It turns out, they're piles of  rubble... but fascinating piles of rubble. Let's talk about what we've learned so far.