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A 700-meter asteroid’s rapid spin challenges the 'rubble pile' theory


A new study has revealed a large, 700-meter-class asteroid that completes a full rotation in less than two minutes. This is the fastest rotation speed ever recorded for an asteroid larger than 500 met

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