Fizzing sodium could explain asteroid Phaeton's come like activity
Models and lab tests suggest the asteroid could be venting sodium vapor as it orbit's close to the sun explaining its increase in brightness.
As a comet 200 ms through the inner solar system the sun heats it causing ice below the surface to dislodges dust ànd rock and the gas creates a brought tail that can extend millions of miles from the nucleus like an ethereal veil .
As a comet 200 ms through the inner solar system the sun heats it causing ice below the surface to dislodges dust ànd rock and the gas creates a brought tail that can extend millions of miles from the nucleus like an ethereal veil .
Whereas comets contain lots of different ices asteroids are mainly rock and known for producing such majestic displays but a new study examines how near earth asteroid phoethan may in fact exhibit come like activity despite lacking significant quantities of ice.
Know to be source of the annual Gemimid meteor shower the 3.6 mile wide (5.8 kilometer wide )
Asteroid brightns as it close to the sun.
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