ASTEROID PSYCHE 16
- November 1, 2020
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Subject : Science & tech
Context : A recent study has found that asteroid 16 Psyche, which orbits between Mars and Jupiter, could be made entirely of metal and is worth an estimated $10,000 quadrillion — more than the entire economy of Earth.
Concept :
- It is an iron rich asteroid
- Psyche asteroid has diameter in excess of 125 miles and is almost entirely composed of iron and nickel
- Scientists believe Psyche to be a protoplanet i.e. its entire body consisting of what one day could be the core of a new planet.
- NASA has approved a mission to study it.