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Psyche asteroid is packed full of precious metals and could be worth more than $10,000 quadrillion, new surface temperature measurements confirm
NASA is sending a mission to study the Psyche asteroid that will arrive in 2026
It is a 124 mile-wide space rock in the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars
Psyche is full of metals worth about $10,000 quadrillion (£8,072 quadrillion)
If returned it would make everyone a billionaire and destabilise the economy
A new study used multiple telescopes to create a temperature map of the rock
This allowed them to determine there are metal grains covering the surface
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Just an artist's redition, but the asteroid does exist.
Now, it is a 130 {13} mile (200km) wide chunk of metal, made up of iron, nickel and a number of other rare metals, including gold, platinum and copper.
As such, it offers a unique look into the violent collisions that created Earth and the terrestrial planets.
Yes, plenty of iron. But if it contains any other metals, i don't detect them.
Don't dump all your gold and platinum bars yet.
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