Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Suspected asteroid collision leaves odd X-pattern of trailing debris

Suspected asteroid collision leaves odd X-pattern of trailing debris: "NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed a mysterious X-shaped debris pattern and trailing streamers of dust that suggest a head-on collision between two asteroids. Astronomers have long thought the asteroid belt is being ground down through collisions, but such a smashup has never been seen before."

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