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Mysterious features on asteroid Vesta may be explained by saltwater
On a large asteroid named Vesta, mysteriously curved gullies and fan-shaped deposits may have formed from short-lived flows ...
Yahoo13d
Mysterious features on asteroid Vesta may be explained by saltwater
Vesta, the second biggest member of the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, has existed for 4.5 billion years with an utter lack of atmosphere — so, any water the asteroid harbored on its ...
Smithsonian Magazine23d
Astronomers Uncover the Origin of Most of Earth’s Meteorites, Shedding Light on Our Solar System’s Past
Mars or Vesta (one of the largest asteroids in our solar system’s asteroid belt), per a statement. Now, though, an international team of experts has identified the origin of more than 90 percent ...
Live Science15d
Most of Earth's meteorites may have come from the same 3 spots
Earth is constantly getting pummeled by meteorites. We are unaware of most of them, as they burn up in our atmosphere before ...
Futurism on MSN17d
Almost All Meteorites That Hit Earth Are Coming From the Same Three Places, Scientists Discover
Resaerchers have found that the vast majority of meteorites pummelling the Earth's atmosphere come from only three different ...
Science Daily25d
The origin of most meteorites finally revealed
These families were produced by three recent collisions that occurred in the main asteroid belt ... Mars, or Vesta, one of the largest asteroids in the main belt. The source of the other 94% ...
Phys.org25d
Unlocking cosmic origins: Researchers trace 70% of meteorites to 3 asteroid families
These families were produced by three recent collisions that occurred in the main asteroid belt ... Mars, or Vesta, one of the largest asteroids in the main belt. The source of the other 94% ...