Open AccessKleopatra a pile of rubble, shedding moons
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
astronomy & geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.168
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1468-4004
pISSN - 1366-8781
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-4004.2011.52204_10.x
Subject(s) - rubble , pile , geology , astrobiology , geotechnical engineering , physics
Metallic asteroid 216 Kleopatra is shaped like a dog's bone and has two tiny moons – which came from the asteroid itself – according to a team of astronomers from France and the US, who also measured its surprisingly low density and concluded that it is a collection of rubble.