If this is, as one theory goes, the ‘solidified core’ of some long gone planet, then it will have gold, silver, uranium, lead and all the heaviest metals as a part of its makeup, not just iron and nickel...................
Probably have some pretty toasty hot spots in it too radiation wise.
“If this is, as one theory goes, the ‘solidified core’ of some long gone planet, then it will have gold, silver, uranium, lead and all the heaviest metals as a part of its makeup, not just iron and nickel...................”
There was a story about this several months ago that stated the asteroid has enough precious metals that it would render those materials essentially worthless. There may also be enough radioactive contamination of those metals that the cost of decontaminating them would be cost prohibitive.