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Keyword: Kleopatra
Астероид 216 Клеопатра в форме косточки Dog-Bone Shaped Asteroid 216 Kleopatra
10.05.2000

An asteroid the size of New Jersey that orbits the Sun between Mars and Jupiter has been discovered to have an unusual dog-bone shape. Asteroid 216 Kleopatra, recently mapped with Earth-based radar, reflects radio waves so well that astronomers speculate it is composed mostly of metals such as nickel and iron.





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