Artist’s conception of Mors-Somnus (IMAGE)

University of Central Florida

Artist’s conception of Mors-Somnus

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An artist’s conception of Mors-Somnus, a binary duo comprised of a pair of icy asteroids bound by gravity, is shown. UCF researchers recently used the James Webb Space Telescope (also depicted) to analyze their surface compositions for the first time. Image credit: Angela Ramirez, UCF

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Angela Ramirez, University of Central Florida

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For use with coverage of UCF's research into Mors-Somnus or with coverage of the Discovering the Surface Compositions of Trans-Neptunian Objects — or DiSCo-TNOs — program. Image credit must be given to the University of Central Florida.

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