Watery asteroid in white dwarf star system GD 61, illustration. The rocky, water-rich asteroid is being torn apart by the strong gravity of the white

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Watery asteroid in white dwarf star system GD 61, illustration. The rocky, water-rich asteroid is being torn apart by the strong gravity of the white dwarf star GD 61. Similar objects in our solar system are thought to have delivered water to Earth and represent the building blocks of the terrestrial planets.

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Size: 3250px × 2324px
Photo credit: © NASA/ESA/STScI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -, 61, artwork, asteroid, astronomical, astronomy, astrophysical, astrophysics, blocks, building, cgi, debris, delivery, digitally, dwarf, gd, generated, illustration, rock, rocky, space, water, watery, white