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Schema showing the evolution of a 20-km LL-chondrite monolithic parent body, followed by partial or total disruption and reassembly of a small fraction of the material in the rubble pile asteroid Itokawa. Red–orange color filling indicate higher temperatures (metamorphism or impact heat). References: 1Nakamura et al. (5)2Terada et al. (7)3Michel et al. (28)4Jourdan et al. (13)5this study, 6Nagao et al. (10)7Park et al. (12).
