Ryugu asteroid sample return provides a natural laboratory for primordial chemical evolution

Yasuhiro Oba (), Yoshinori Takano (), Jason P. Dworkin and Hiroshi Naraoka
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Yasuhiro Oba: Hokkaido University, N19W8 Kita-ku
Yoshinori Takano: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Natsushima
Jason P. Dworkin: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Hiroshi Naraoka: Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-5

Abstract: The samples returned from near-Earth asteroid (162173) Ryugu provide a pristine record of the 4.6 billion years since the birth of the Solar System. The Hayabusa2 initial analysis team has integrated a range of analytical techniques to investigate Ryugu’s organic chemistry. Here, we highlight their latest findings, the potential questions which may be answered, and provide an overview of new prospects in the decade to come.

Date: 2023
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