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Asteroid Itokawa Formed By Slow Collision Of Two Asteroids?
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:58 pm
by Simple Peasant
This APOD image looks to me like asteroid Itokawa was formed by the recent slow collision of two smaller asteroids. The "waisteline" was formed by matter settling to the surface. This would explain why there are no or few craters.
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 1:10 pm
by Empeda2
Sounds like an interesting idea - it would imply a very low density I would have thought - this istrue for a lot of asteroids but is it low enough?
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:23 pm
by makc
Helllo Empeda2, makc and ALL
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 2:03 pm
by Simple Peasant
I agree with with your view Empeda2 but also with your question
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makc-i regularly visit the APOD site; it`s habit forming
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. You may be right . It just seemed to me that the post dealt more with a merger than a more routine impact crater?
Will visit again.
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 8:48 am
by makc
locked upon agreement with thread author.