Despite their overall similarities, asteroids are usually pretty distinct from one another. Vesta has a very different spectroscopic profile than Psyche, for example. So it might come as no surprise that another of the main asteroids--Pallas--is in a class all its own except for the 300 or so members of its "family" with similar orbital profiles and spectroscopic lines.
Despite their overall similarities, asteroids are usually pretty distinct from one another. Vesta has a very different spectroscopic profile than Psyche, for example. So it might come as no surprise that another of the main asteroids--Pallas--is in a class all its own except for the 300 or so members of its "family" with similar orbital profiles and spectroscopic lines.
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