Seems to indicate a pretty chaotic early solar system AND they are floating all over the place and are an extreme threat to human survival. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
That the iron is indeed sequestered in Vesta's core confirms thinking that Vesta separated into layers when it formed, and this starting composition allows scientists to constrain early solar system models. (astrobio.net)
Since completing his PhD on impact cratering and asteroid showers, his research has been oriented towards early Solar System evolution, meteorite parent body processes, and global changes throughout the Earth's history. (polarfoundation.org)