The Psyche Spacecraft Surveys Asteroid 16 Psyche (IMAGE)

Arizona State University

The Psyche Spacecraft Surveys Asteroid 16 Psyche

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The Psyche mission spacecraft, led by Arizona State University, meets its target asteroid, 16 Psyche. The asteroid is believed to be the metallic core of a protoplanet. Such an object has never before been visited by a space mission.

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Peter Rubin/ASU/SSL

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