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Bizarre ‘dog bone’ asteroid is bigger than New Jersey and has two moons – CNET

The giant space rock Kleopatra is huge, but it’s a surprising lightweight at the same time.

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Kleopatra’s size compared to that of northern Italy. 
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Scientists took a close look at one of the most distinctive giant asteroids around and found it to be even weirder than previously thought. Kleopatra is about 168 miles…

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