Asteroid Ryugu samples continue to shed light on solar system history

Space Daily

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Paris, France (SPX) Dec 13, 2022

Nearly two years after Japanese mission Hayabusa2 returned to Earth, samples from asteroid Ryugu continue to reveal valuable information about the history of the early solar system. A study by scientists from the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Universite Paris Cite and CNRS1, as part of an international consortium, reveals the isotopic composition of zinc and copper of asteroid Ryugu.

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