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| Statue of Themis Photo by Ricardo Andre Frantz |
Themis was an ancient Greek goddess who personified divine law and order. That must be why she holds the scales of justice in courthouses throughout the world.
Yet her namesake, 24 Themis, is not of this world. It zips within the main asteroid belt, somewhere between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. This hefty chunk of who-knows-what was found to maintain water ice on its surface, plus a smattering of organic compounds!
Could this be a recipe for some sort of primordial soup? If so, could life be forming within numerous parts of the Universe? Themis has not weighed in on these matters, leaving such inquiries in the fumbling hands of mere mortals.
Resources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Themis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_Themis
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