[meteorite-list] Small Asteroids Are Held Together by Van Der Waals Forces

From: Robert Verish <bolidechaser_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:49:55 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <996542.64766.qm_at_web51706.mail.re2.yahoo.com>

<http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/24818/?ref=rss>

Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Small Asteroids Are Held Together by Van Der Waals Forces

Small spinning asteroids are piles of rubble and dust that ought to fly apart but don't. Now astronomers have worked out why not.

Interesting comments,
Bob V.
<http://meteorite-recovery.org/>
Received on Wed 17 Feb 2010 10:49:55 AM PST