by Moonlune » Wed Jan 04, 2006 4:03 pm
I basically agree with Harry. The asteroid looks, to me, to be two smaller asteroids that came together softly. The smooth areas appear to be a talus of sorts that might have been lightly shaken into place at the time of the gentle impact. Both sub-asteroids seem to be nothing more than rubble piles held together by a very weak gravity! The conjoining could be very recent, explaining the lack of craters. Perhaps old craters were rattled out of existance by the bump of the contact that also created the smooth sections. Happy New Year. <><
I basically agree with Harry. The asteroid looks, to me, to be two smaller asteroids that came together softly. The smooth areas appear to be a talus of sorts that might have been lightly shaken into place at the time of the gentle impact. Both sub-asteroids seem to be nothing more than rubble piles held together by a very weak gravity! The conjoining could be very recent, explaining the lack of craters. Perhaps old craters were rattled out of existance by the bump of the contact that also created the smooth sections. Happy New Year. <><