Fig. 1: Sample returned from asteroid Ryugu (162173). | Nature Communications

Fig. 1: Sample returned from asteroid Ryugu (162173).

From: Uracil in the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu

Fig. 1: Sample returned from asteroid Ryugu (162173).The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

Photographs of initial samples A0106 (total 38.4 mg)6 and C0107 (total 37.5 mg) from the asteroid Ryugu (162173) during the 1st touchdown sampling and 2nd touchdown sampling, respectively1, 2. The photos were taken in the clean chamber of the curation facility at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency before the sample distribution. The scale bar represents 3 mm (red line).

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