Astronomers Discover Unusual Three-Lobed Asteroid with a Moon
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Astronomers have discovered that asteroid (44) Nysa, previously thought to be elongated, is actually a remarkably unusual three-lobed object. The discovery was made using powerful ground-based telescopes, which also revealed a small moon orbiting Nysa. The asteroid's unique shape and the presence of its moon offer new insights into the early solar system's violent collisions and asteroid formation processes.
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