New research into the origins of metal asteroids has discovered volcanoes on their surfaces exploding molten iron into space.
They note how metallic asteroids originated early in the history of the solar system when planets were first beginning to form.
Floating through the sub-zero cold of space, this blog of molten metal would quickly begin to cool and solidify.Simulation of catastrophic collision with Uranus Dr Abrahams said that if the asteroid was mostly composed of pure iron, then it would be runnier than"the thick, viscous lava flows you see on Hawaii".
NASA is set to launch its probe to Psyche in 2022, and it will reach the asteroid in 2026, when scientists will look for evidence of volcanism.
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