Dawn mission discovers hydrogen on giant asteroid Vesta (w/ Video)

Thursday, September 20, 2012 - 16:30 in Astronomy & Space

(Phys.org)—The first measurements of the elemental composition of the surface of the giant asteroid Vesta indicate that hydrogen was brought to the body by impactors, research by a team led by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Thomas H. Prettyman has shown.

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