162173 Ryugu
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162173 Ryugu is a near-Earth object and a potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group. It measures approximately 900 metres in diameter and is a dark object of the rare spectral type Cb, with qualities of both a C-type asteroid and a B-type... Wikipedia
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162173 Ryugu (provisional designation 1999 JU3) is a near-Earth object and a potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group.
Mar 21, 2023 · Here we report the detection of uracil, one of the four nucleobases in ribonucleic acid, in aqueous extracts from Ryugu samples. In addition, ...
Hayabusa2 examined asteroid (162173) Ryugu. Ryugu is a type C asteroid and it is believed that the composition of such asteroids still include organic ...
Dec 1, 2020 · Asteroid 162173 Ryugu is a diamond-shaped space rock visited by the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2, which took a sample from the asteroid's ...
Apr 14, 2023 · Preliminary studies of the Hayabusa2 samples show that the Ryugu regolith contains abundant water-rich minerals, organic matter, and high- ...
13 hours ago · Analyzing samples retrieved from the asteroid Ryugu by the Japanese Space Agency's Hayabusa2 spacecraft has revealed new insights into the ...
Oct 16, 2023 · Ryugu is considered as a primitive small Solar-System body and its low-albedo reflectance spectrum in the wavelength range of 1.8 to 3.0 µm and ...
4 hours ago · Samples reveal evidence of changes experienced by the surface of asteroid Ryugu, some probably due to micrometeoroid bombardment.
Hayabusa2 Mission to Asteroid 162173 Ryugu. Hayabusa2 is an asteroid sample-return mission operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The ...
Jan 26, 2024 · Samples of the asteroid Ryugu, returned to Earth by the Hayabusa2 mission, carry evidence that organic molecules important to life were once ...