Beth Johnson
Mar 7, 2022

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You can read more about that in this paper: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/PSJ/abf63b

"We find that the best matching mixture to Psyche consists of 82.5% metal, 7% low-Fe pyroxene, and 10.5% carbonaceous chondrite by weight, suggesting that the asteroid is less metallic than originally estimated (∼94%). "

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Beth Johnson
Beth Johnson

Written by Beth Johnson

Planetary scientist, podcast host. Communication specialist for SETI Institute and Planetary Science Institute. Support my cats: https://ko-fi.com/planetarypan

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