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ESA fly-by of Asteroid Lutetia

http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM44DZOFBG_index_0.html

http://www.esa.int/images/4_closest_approach,1.jpg


Like other asteroids and the moons of Mars, this one has the same overall sub-parallel layered structure (picked out by differential erosion by small impacts) suggesting it was either part of a larger layered body, or has been stressed by parallel shear during a major impact when it was part of a larger parent body.

The link leads to bigger pix, well worth a look.

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