Paper posits ultradense asteroid 33 Polyhymnia has transuranic elements

Re:Paper posits ultradense asteroid 33 Polyhymnia has transu... by Beijinger on Sunday October 15, 2023 @05:38AM (#37888354)

On the other hand, there is an obscure Russian paper about asteroids.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279166139_Charge_sp...

Abstract—In this paper, we present the last results of the OLIMPIA experiment on the search forand study of traces of heavy and superheavy element nuclei of galactic cosmic rays in olivine crystalsfrom meteorites. The charge spectrum of cosmic rays in the region of heavy nuclei is obtained, threesuperheavy nuclei of natural origin with charges in the range 105 <Z<130 and lifetimes longerthan 3000 years, being a part of the so-called “stability island”,areidentiﬁed.DOI: 10.3103/S1068335615050073

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Re:Paper posits ultradense asteroid 33 Polyhymnia has transu... by credit_guy on Sunday October 15, 2023 @09:05AM (#37889404)

This is fine, but nothing to do with the claim that 33 Polyhmnia has a very high density. The study you cite mention "traces". Traces of heavy elements can't change significantly the density of an asteroid.

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Re:Paper posits ultradense asteroid 33 Polyhymnia has transu... by Beijinger on Sunday October 15, 2023 @09:23AM (#37889515)

Fuck the traces or not.

"being a part of the so-called “stability island”"

This is still an extraordinary claim!

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