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On the Appearance of Asteroid Arrokoth

Authors: Alex Soumbatov-Gur

Bi-lobed Kuiper belt asteroid Arrokoth is shown to consist of two hexagonal pyramids connected with a stretched neck. Their formation is accounted for by fission of a larger body in a landslide manner. The simple rationale permits to restore a view of the precursor as well as provides consistent rationalization of Arrokoth’s features. Its density is amended to be twice less than previously proposed.

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