Published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters · View the paper (DOI)
New study from University of Tokyo researchers calls into doubt a long-held theory about the early solar system. They found evidence that asteroid Vesta was hit by multiple impacting bodies around 4.4 billion to 4.15 billion years ago, earlier than previously thought.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Modern theory from ancient impacts University of Tokyo · Sep 15, 2020 · first to report
- Remnants of an ancient asteroid shed new light on the early solar system Hiroshima University · Sep 24, 2020