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Asteroid Ryugu Yields Key Life Ingredients

Scientists found all 5 DNA/RNA building blocks in asteroid Ryugu samples. This suggests life's ingredients may come from space.

#AsteroidRyugu, #LifeOnEarth, #SpaceMolecules, #Hayabusa2, #OriginsOfLife

https://newsletter.tf/asteroid-ryugu-dna-rna-building-blocks-found/

All 5 building blocks for DNA and RNA were found in asteroid Ryugu samples, a major step in understanding life's origins.

#AsteroidRyugu, #LifeOnEarth, #SpaceMolecules, #Hayabusa2, #OriginsOfLife
https://newsletter.tf/asteroid-ryugu-dna-rna-building-blocks-found/

One thing that strikes me is how the primary has "sunken" slopes towards the equator in the northern hemisphere, reminiscing of those that appear to emanate from Otohime Saxum in #AsteroidRyugu

One thing that strikes me is how the primary has "sunken" slopes towards the equator in the northern hemisphere, reminiscing of those that appear to emanate from Otohime Saxum in #AsteroidRyugu

Yamaguchi et al.: Insight into multi-step geological evolution of C-type asteroids from Ryugu particles
(paywalled) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-023-01925-x

#Hayabusa2 #AsteroidRyugu

Yamaguchi et al.: Insight into multi-step geological evolution of C-type asteroids from Ryugu particles
(paywalled) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-023-01925-x

#Hayabusa2 #AsteroidRyugu

Yay! Hayabusa2 is heading back to Earth with samples from asteroid Ryugu. It's expected to drop the samples for recovery in 2020. 😃

#Space #Japan #Hayabusa2 #Asteroids #AsteroidRyugu

https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/hayabusa2-is-leaving-the-asteroid-ryugu-and-heading-back-to-earth

Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft to attempt to do sample collection from Ryugu at 08:15 Japan time on 22 February (21 February 23:15 UTC, 18:15 EST).

#Space #Exploration #Asteroids #SampleCollection #Japan #Hayabusa2 #AsteroidRyugu

http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/what-to-expect-hayabusa2.html