CNN —For the first time, a NASA mission is setting off on a distant journey to visit a metal world in our solar system.
This illustration depicts how scientists envision the Psyche asteroid.
Over time, Psyche likely collided with other rocky objects, losing its outer crust and mantle until only its metal core remained.
“We have never seen the surface of a metal world up close.
“If you brought back as much metal as likely exists in Psyche, then the metals would no longer be rare and the price would plummet,” Metzger said.
Persons:
REx, Annibale de Gasparis, ”, Zoe Landsman, Psyche, Landsman, isn’t, ” Landsman, NASA’s, Anicia Arredondo, “, ” Arredondo, Philip Metzger, ” Metzger
Organizations:
CNN, NASA, JPL, Caltech, ASU, Exolith, University of Central, Radar, Astronomy, Boeing, ASU “, Southwest Research Institute, Division, Planetary Sciences, Europlanet Science Congress, Scientists, University of Central Florida’s Florida Space Institute
Locations:
Italian, University of Central Florida, San Antonio