Asteroid Ryugu in False Color (IMAGE)

University of Tokyo

Asteroid Ryugu in False Color

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It is unclear how Ryugu's parent body became so dehydrated. It's possible it was internally heated by radioactive materials, or suffered prolonged bombardments by other rocky bodies.

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© 2019 Seiji Sugita et al., <em>Science</em>

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