Asteroid Pallas is Also a Protoplanet

Some objects in the solar system are in a "gray area," and can be classified under more than one heading. Add the asteroid Pallas to that group. New close-up images of Pallas from the Hubble Space Telescope reveal that the second largest asteroid in the solar system appears to be a protoplanet, as well.
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