Organic Matter in the Asteroid Ryugu: What We Know So Far

Organic Matter in the Asteroid Ryugu: What We Know So Far

The Hayabusa2 mission was tasked with returning samples from the C-complex asteroid Ryugu (1999 JU3), in order to shed light on the formation, evolution and composition of such asteroids. One of the main science objectives was to understand whether such bodies could have supplied the organic matter...

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Main Authors: Christian Potiszil, Masahiro Yamanaka, Chie Sakaguchi, Tsutomu Ota, Hiroshi Kitagawa, Tak Kunihiro, Ryoji Tanaka, Katsura Kobayashi, Eizo Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Life
Subjects:
Ryugu
Hayabusa2
organic matter
origin of life
prebiotic chemistry
asteroid
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/13/7/1448

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