Large craters offer clues to the origin of asteroid 16 Psyche
March 16, 2026
March 16, 2026
TUCSON, Arizona, March 16 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release:
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Large craters offer clues to the origin of asteroid 16 Psyche
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Even 200 years after asteroid 16 Psyche was discovered, astronomers continue to puzzle over its formation.
Psyche is the 10th-most massive asteroid in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter, and the largest known metallic asteroid, at 140 miles in diameter. NASA's Psyc . . .
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Large craters offer clues to the origin of asteroid 16 Psyche
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Even 200 years after asteroid 16 Psyche was discovered, astronomers continue to puzzle over its formation.
Psyche is the 10th-most massive asteroid in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter, and the largest known metallic asteroid, at 140 miles in diameter. NASA's Psyc . . .