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Arrokoth Double-Lobed Shape

United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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2019

John Spencer2019

Science / Astronomy

New Horizons images show that Arrokoth consists of two joined lobes, revealing an unusual contact-binary structure.

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John Spencer

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