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Samples returned from the asteroid Ryugu are similar to Ivuna-type carbonaceous meteorites

Science, 2022
Carbonaceous meteorites are thought to be fragments of C-type (carbonaceous) asteroids. Samples of the C-type asteroid (162173) Ryugu were retrieved by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft.
T. Yokoyama +148 more
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Uracil in the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu

Nature Communications, 2023
The pristine sample from the near-Earth carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu collected by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft enabled us to analyze the pristine extraterrestrial material without uncontrolled exposure to the Earth’s atmosphere and biosphere.
Y. Oba +31 more
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On the origin and evolution of the asteroid Ryugu: A comprehensive geochemical perspective

Proceedings of the Japan Academy. Series B, Physical and biological sciences, 2022
Presented here are the observations and interpretations from a comprehensive analysis of 16 representative particles returned from the C-type asteroid Ryugu by the Hayabusa2 mission.
Eizo Nakamura +89 more
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Multisatellite Task Allocation and Orbit Planning for Asteroid Terminal Defence

Aerospace, 2022
Near-Earth asteroids are a great threat to the Earth, especially potential rendezvous and collision asteroids. To protect the Earth from an asteroid collision, it is necessary to investigate the asteroid defence problem.
Yuelong Luo +4 more
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Observations of asteroids

The Astronomical Journal, 1935
G. van Biesbroeck
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The first complete mitochondrial genome of the Northern Pacific deep-sea goniasterid sea star Ceramaster japonicus (Sladen, 1889) determined using NGS-based shotgun sequencing

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021
The full mitogenome of an ethanol-preserved museum specimen of Ceramaster japonicus was determined using the NGS Illumina MiSeq platform. The specimen was collected from Tosa Bay, Japan, facing the Pacific Ocean (33.0781 N 134.0601 E), at 700 m depth in ...
Masaki Yamamoto +6 more
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The Active Asteroids [PDF]

The Astronomical Journal, 2012
25 pages, 18 figures; This chapter is to appear in the book ASTEROIDS IV, part of the University of Arizona Space Science Series, edited by P. Michel, F.
Jessica Agarwal, Henry H. Hsieh, David Jewitt +2 more
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Optical Imaging Instruments and Main Science Results of Small Body Exploration: A Review

IEEE Access, 2021
Compared with planets and their moons, small bodies retain the characteristics of their early formation. Therefore small bodies, especially Near Earth Asteroids (NEA), have become one of the most valuable targets in space exploration. This paper presents
Fanlu Wu, Yanchao Fan
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The ESA Hera Mission: Detailed Characterization of the DART Impact Outcome and of the Binary Asteroid (65803) Didymos

The Planetary Science Journal, 2022
Hera is a planetary defense mission under development in the Space Safety and Security Program of the European Space Agency for launch in 2024 October.
P. Michel +47 more
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Preliminary analysis of the Hayabusa2 samples returned from C-type asteroid Ryugu

Nature Astronomy, 2021
C-type asteroids1 are considered to be primitive small Solar System bodies enriched in water and organics, providing clues to the origin and evolution of the Solar System and the building blocks of life.
T. Yada +101 more
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