Particles collected by Hayabusa give absolute age of asteroid Itokawa

Monday, August 27, 2018 - 09:20 in Astronomy & Space

Understanding the origin and time evolution of near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) is an issue of scientific interest and practical importance because they are potentially hazardous to the Earth. However, when and how these NEAs were formed and what they suffered during their lifetime remain enigmas. Japanese scientists, including those from Osaka University, closely examined particles collected […]

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