Dr. John Barentine FRAS"In general, space rocks larger than a kilometre can’t rotate more than once every 2.2 hours because they would break apart. But smaller #asteroids like #2024BX1 can withstand much faster spins because they are more compact."
"In general, space rocks larger than a kilometre can’t rotate more than once every 2.2 hours because they would break apart. But smaller #asteroids like #2024BX1 can withstand much faster spins because they are more compact."
