A deep crater on Psyche may hold secrets of planetary cores
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Asteroid Psyche, a mysterious 140-mile-wide metal-rich asteroid, may be an exposed planetary core that could reveal secrets about how planets form. NASA's 2023 Psyche mission will reach the asteroid in 2029, where scientists will compare real crater observations with computer simulations to determine whether it's a stripped planetary core or mixed rock-metal formation.
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