PASSING LOOK Pictures and data from the Rosetta flyby will help classify the asteroid and determine its age, possibly shedding light on aspects of the solar system’s birth. ESA 2010 MPS for OSIRIS Team, MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA
New images from space reveal a cratered asteroid that is likely a remnant of the early formation of the solar system, the European Space Agency reports.
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