Rocky and Water-Rich Asteroid (IMAGE)
Caption
This is an artist impression of a rocky and water-rich asteroid being torn apart by the strong gravity of the white dwarf star GD 61. Similar objects in the Solar System likely delivered the bulk of water on Earth and represent the building blocks of the terrestrial planets.
Credit
Image copyright Mark A. Garlick, space-art.co.uk, University of Warwick and University of Cambridge
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Image copyright Mark A. Garlick, space-art.co.uk, University of Warwick and University of Cambridge
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