The isotope is believed to provide enough heat also to small planetary bodies, such as has been in the early history of the asteroids 1 Ceres and 4 Vesta, heating so as to differentiate their interiors.
The debris from this meteor became known as the Millbillillie meteorite and is understood to be actual pieces of the asteroid Vesta that had at some point been knocked off by a collision in the asteroid belt.
Temple of Vesta | Temple of Vesta (Tivoli) | Temple of Vesta, Tivoli | 4 Vesta | Vesta Victoria | Vesta Tilley | Marooned Off Vesta | ''Colotis vesta argillaceus'' in Ithala Game Reserve |
4 Vesta is the parent body for Howardite, Eucrite, and Diogenite meteorites, while 3103 Eger is the parent body for Aubrite meteorites.