Credit: JAXA
New research based on the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Hayabusa 2 asteroid sample return mission has revealed the surface of the asteroid Ryugu is composed of a sand-like, cohesionless material, making it essentially a “rubble pile” in space. By combining that conclusion with models...
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