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Asteroid’s puzzling moon likely formed after a sun-driven quake, study says

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A solar radiation-triggered quake likely caused the asteroid Dinkinesh to lose material. Some of it became a moon that now orbits the space rock, new research found.

​ A solar radiation-triggered quake likely caused the asteroid Dinkinesh to lose material. Some of it became a moon that now orbits the space rock, new research found. Read More Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN 

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