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Artist impression of asteroid Oumuamua

author: Nasa/ESA/Novapix

reference: a-ast99-99004

Image Size 300 DPI: 52 * 37 cm

This artist’s impression shows the first interstellar object discovered in the Solar System, Oumuamua. An outgassing can be seen in this artist’s impression as a subtle cloud being ejected from the side of the object facing the Sun. As outgassing is a behaviour typical for comets, researchers think that `Oumuamua’s previous classification as an interstellar asteroid has to be corrected.

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2018 - ASTEROID - ASTRONOMY - ILLUSTRATION - OUMUAMUA -