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Vesta Lacks Metallic Core, New Research Suggests


Vesta, the second largest asteroid in our Solar System, has not experienced full differentiation into a metallic core, silicate mantle and basaltic crust, according to a new analysis of data from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft.

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