Swiss researchers will study Ryugu to better understand the water and sulfur cycle in the early solar system. (VIDEO)
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Scientists from the University of Lausanne (UNIL) and the Museum of Natural History of Geneva (MHNG) have been selected by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to work on two samples of the asteroid Ryugu, one of the most primitive objects in the solar system. The specialists have one year to analyze the chemical composition of these samples, which arrived in Lausanne recently. Their study aims at a better understanding of the water and sulfur cycle in the early solar system.
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