Mission Psyche | Asteroid FormScientists think it could be the exposed iron core of an early planetesimal, offering a rare look at material similar to what forms planetary cores, including Earth's.
Studies show that Psyche may have a form of a Jacobi ellipsoid.
It is one of the largest asteroids in the M category with a body diameter of at least 222 kilometers.
The asteroid also has two large craters, Meroe and Panthia, which are 90 km across.
Mission Psyche | Asteroid Form
Scientists think it could be the exposed iron core of an early planetesimal, offering a rare look at material similar to what forms planetary cores, including Earth's. Studies show that Psyche may have a form of a Jacobi ellipsoid. It is one of the largest asteroids in the M category with a body diameter of at least 222 kilometers. The asteroid also has two large craters, Meroe and Panthia, which are 90 km across.
