Answer · 1I/'Oumuamua
An ultra-porous fractal aggregate of icy dust.
An ultra-porous fractal aggregate of icy dust.
Where it stands
Still possibleIts tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- A bulk density far below any known small body.
- Infrared behaviour unlike a solid body.
What would rule it out
- A measured bulk density or thermal inertia of an analogue inconsistent with an aggregate.
Evidence 1 for · 1 against
The questions it answers
Most likelyAn ordinary comet-like planetesimal of water ice and dust under an insulating organic crust (with or without…
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). An ultra-porous fractal aggregate of icy dust. [Answer ANS0CSKCBVR4ARH]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CSKCBVR4ARH
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year = {2026},
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