Re: Question about the structure of meteoroids and asteroids

On Nov 21, 6:12 pm, "Androcles" <Engin...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
<michalc...@xxxxxxx> wrote in message

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: Are asteroids and meteoroids as hard as regular rocks

No to meteorites, many are soft iron, hard to tell with asteroids without
samples to analyse.

I think you may have missed the point of my question. It was about
meteoroids and was more about thier compactness and internal strength
rather than the material they are made of.
.

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