Images of Asteroid 21 Lutetia: A Remnant Planetesimal from the Early Solar System
Images obtained by the Optical, Spectroscopic, and Infrared Remote Imaging System (OSIRIS) cameras onboard the Rosetta spacecraft reveal that asteroid 21 Lutetia has a complex geology and one of the highest asteroid densities measured so far, 3.4 ± 0.3 grams per cubic centimeter. The north pole regi...
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS),
2017-07-07T18:26:52Z.
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