A geologic map of the asteroid belt: Tracing meteorites back to their origins
Where do meteorites of different types come from? In a review paper in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science, ...
Scientists Followed 75 Meteorites and Mapped the Asteroid Belt’s Violent Origins
A team of astronomers has spent over a decade tracing meteorite impacts on Earth back to their original sources in the ...
Model suggests asteroid Donaldjohanson formed 150 million years ago
New Southwest Research Institute-led modeling indicates the main belt asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson may have formed about 150 million years ago when a larger parent asteroid broke apart; its orbit ...
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NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy probe takes 1st images of its next target: Donaldjohanson
NASA's Lucy spacecraft, on its way to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, has its next target in its sights: the main belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson. Currently 45 million miles (70 million kilometers ...
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UAE Space Agency completes critical design review for Emirates Mission to Asteroid Belt
Latest updates related to development of MBR Explorer in focus The Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt (EMA)'s critical design phase review was done by a group of Emirati and international experts.