Planet venus is in the center of attention again because of a large asteroid that was discovered by researchers near it, and that could contribute to unraveling some very important mysteries. This asteroid was discovered near the planet Venus in the first part of this year, and it would be part of a group that orbits the sun, astronomers predicting that quite a few rocks of this kind would revolve around the star.
Planet venus it has an asteroid around it that would have the dimensions of a not very big mountain, so it is huge, if we think about what kind of rocks are rotating through the universe, but it has a special characteristic. According to the researchers, this asteroid discovered near the planet Venus would be mostly composed of a type of rock found near the Earth's core, the rock being called olivine, and this surprised the MIT researchers.
Planet Venus: GIANT Asteroid that SURPRISED Researchers
Planet venus it would have around it one of the asteroids that appeared during the formation of the solar system, and with a diameter of 1.5 kilometers, we are talking about a rock whose potential for destruction is huge. This asteroid would have an orbit of 151 days around the sun, so half that of the Earth, which is why it often passes by the planet Venus, which also revolves around the star in our solar system.
"It's impossible to look at this new population, and an olivine-dominated object is the first type we see. That makes this a cool result. When you fragment differentiated bodies, you should remove a lot of mantle. But we don't see many of these asteroids in the main belt."
Planet venus is constantly monitored from Earth, but such a large asteroid was certainly a source of great interest for researchers who say that there could be more undetected around the sun. However, the central element of this asteroid is the olivine on its surface, something that is not found in any rock observed by researchers, and as it will rotate in the orbit near the planet Venus, it will be further analyzed.
Planet venus is going to have a visit from a ship sent by JAXA and ESA just a few months ago, and thanks to it we could find out new information even about this asteroid.
