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Arrokoth and Other Kuiper Belt Objects Contain Pristine Ices, Study Suggests


A duo of planetary scientists has found that the Kuiper Belt object (486958) Arrokoth may have ancient ices stored deep within it from when the object first formed billions of years ago.

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