Illustration of pebble mixing process (IMAGE)

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Illustration of pebble mixing process

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Artistic depiction of pebble mixing process from the Aguas Zarcas parent body. Pebble-sized fragments get ejected and redeposited on the asteroid surface.

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Illustration credit: April I. Neander. Asteroid image: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona.

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