Nature Astronomy, Published online: 15 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02411-8

An analysis of crater morphologies on 433 Eros reveals that the 16 km near-Earth asteroid has a highly dissipative interior. These results show that, contrary to the established view, even the largest near-Earth asteroids may be rubble piles.

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