Date: 9/04/2019 19:46:28
From: Tau.Neutrino
ID: 1373162
Subject: Early asteroids may have had iron-spewing volcanoes
Early asteroids may have had iron-spewing volcanoes
Like cosmic steel foundries, metallic asteroids in the early days of the solar system may have had volcanoes spewing molten iron instead of lava. Based on models of how metallic asteroids form and cool, a new study by planetary scientists at UC Santa Cruz opens the window on such a spectacular possibility.
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