The photometry of the minor body with extrasolar origin (1I/2017 U1)
'Oumuamua revealed an unprecedented shape: Meech et al. (2017) reported a shape
elongation b/a close to 1/10, which calls for theoretical explanation. Here we
show that the abrasion of a primordial asteroid by a huge number of tiny
particles ultimately leads to such elongated shape. The model (called the
Eikonal equation) predicting this outcome was already suggested in Domokos et
al. (2009) to play an important role in the evolution of asteroid shapes.Comment: Accepted by the Research Notes of the AA
