Article 5PB8V Bizarre 'Bone' Asteroid Is Even Weirder Than We Imagined

Bizarre 'Bone' Asteroid Is Even Weirder Than We Imagined

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George Dvorsky
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Astronomers have captured the best images yet of Kleopatra, a 168-mile-long asteroid nicknamed the dog-bone" on account of its unusual shape. The latest observations are offering fresh insights into the object's shape and precarious spin and how its moons likely came into existence.

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