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Asteroid 33 Polyhymnia May Contain Elements Outside the Periodic Table

5 pointsby danboarderover 1 year ago

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beeforporkover 1 year ago
33 Polyhymnia&#x27;s density measurement may be highly inaccurate, e.g., Wikipedia says:<p>&gt; In 2012, a study by Benoît Carry estimated a mass of (6.20±0.74)×1018 kg for Polyhymnia based on its gravitational influence on other Solar System bodies. However, given Polyhymnia&#x27;s diameter of 54 km (34 mi), this mass implies an extremely high density 75.28±9.71 g&#x2F;cm3. Such a high density is unphysical, so this mass and density estimate of Polyhymnia is considered unreliable by Carry in his study. Because of Polyhymnia&#x27;s small size, its gravitational influence on other bodies is extremely difficult to detect and may lead to highly inaccurate mass and density estimates. No other study has attempted to determine a mass and density for Polyhymnia since.