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Scientists baffled by asteroid-comet hybrid like NOTHING seen before

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2060 Chiron is a type of body known as a Centaur , named after the mythical creature that is half -horse and half -man.

Centaurs are solar system bodies found between Jupiter and Neptune that move and behave like asteroids but produce glowing tails of gas and dust like comets.

Chiron 's surface contains a cocktail of chemicals from a time predating the formation of the solar system including CO2 , methane, and frozen water.

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