The asteroid Vesta is believed to have suffered a major collision a few billion years ago. Where is the debris created from this collision?
A)The gravity of the asteroid pulled virtually all of it back to Vesta, where it created a "rubble pile" resting in the crater.
B)It now exists as a small satellite orbiting Vesta.
C)The Dawn spacecraft imaged the crater on Vesta in infrared. The chemical composition was found to match that of many of the meteorites that have landed on Earth.
D)It was pulverized into a fine white dust that blankets much of Vesta.

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The chemical composition of the debris created from the collision on Vesta matches that of many of the meteorites that have landed on Earth, according to observations by the Dawn spacecraft. Therefore, the debris may have been ejected into space and some of it could have eventually made its way to Earth as meteorites.

The Asteroid Vesta Is Believed to Have Suffered a Major