Collision between asteroids as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope (IMAGE)

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Collision between asteroids as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope

Caption

Collisions between asteroids are not uncommon: this is the aftermath of a head-on collision between asteroids as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2010. 

Credit

NASA/ESA/D. Jewitt (UCLA).

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Public Domain

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