NASA Psyche Mission

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From: Arizona State University

For the first time ever, we are exploring a world made not of rock or ice, but of metal.​

Deep within the terrestrial planets, including Earth, scientists infer the presence of metallic cores, but these lie unreachably far below the planets’ rocky mantles and crusts. The asteroid Psyche offers a unique window into these building blocks of planet formation and the opportunity to investigate a previously unexplored type of world. ...​

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Read more at: Psyche Mission | A Mission to a Metal World​

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Related NASA release:

NASA’s Psyche Mission Continues Preparation for Launch in 2023

NASA’s Psyche Mission Continues Preparation for Launch in 2023

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