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A NASA mission that collided with an asteroid didn't just leave a dent. It reshaped the space rock (phys.org)
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[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Neat. Makes sense. An asteroid isn't usually one chunk of rock but several chunks conglomerated.

You think you might break it up but you rearrange it instead.

At least that's how my dumb ass read it.