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Vesta’s massive asteroid impact could provide clues for how life formed on Earth

NASA and astronomers team up to examine Vesta’s carbon.

Vesta’s massive asteroid impact could provide clues for how life formed on Earth

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Science Recorder | Jessica Lear | Friday, January 04, 2013

NASA’s Dawn mission has revealed evidence that the protoplanet Vesta contains many dark patches that were caused by the collision of asteroids. Previously it was thought the Vesta’s dark areas were caused by geological processes on the planet... To continue reading, subscribe to Science Recorder today.

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