Two objects lurking near Jupiter and once considered rocky
Using the Keck
Most likely, the researchers say, Patroclus and Menoetius
The finding could mean that many or most of asteroid-like
The findings were detailed in the Feb. 2 issue of the
Patroclus and Menoetius are the only known binary objects
Patroclus and Menoetius are estimated to be about 76 miles
Because most comets are thought to form in the Kuiper Belt,
"It's our suspicion that the Trojans are small Kuiper Belt
According to one hypothesis proposed by the researchers,
During this early period in the solar system, the gas
The majority of them would have been hurled into the outer