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Articles tagged: B-type asteroid

  • fluffy dust, Hayabusa-2, planetesimals, rubble-pie asteroid, Ryugu 16 March 2020 Porous nature of Ryugu suggests formation from fluffy particles, new study says

    ... through Earth’s atmosphere very well, it is hard to say with 100 percent certainty. Collecting an actual sample from a c-type asteroid in-situ would certainly go a long way to understanding more about planetary formation processes and this was one...

    • fluffy dust
    • Hayabusa-2
    • planetesimals
    • rubble-pie asteroid
    • Ryugu
  • Solar System, water March 2016 Searching for water in the Solar System

    ...of volatile-rich planetesimals migrated from the outer Solar System (ie, beyond Jupiter). Observations of increasing abundance of C-type asteroids across the main belt inferred from telescopic observations have led to the long-time leading assumption...

    • Solar System
    • water
    Authors: Julie Castillo-Rogez    
  • Japan, Kibo, Kimiya Yui, Rokuichiro Michii, soyuz October 2015 Baikonur, Kibo and beyond: Japan’s leading role in space

    ... over three hundred days to get there and back. Thus, international cooperation is essential. Hayabusa-2 is on its way to a C-type asteroid, which is believed to contain water and organic matter Watching the beautiful scene as the Soyuz rocket lit...

    • Japan
    • Kibo
    • Kimiya Yui
    • Rokuichiro Michii
    • soyuz
    Authors: Rokuichiro Michii    
  • Hayabusa-2, JAXA, Ryugu 27 June 2018 Hayabusa2 reaches Ryugu after a 42 month journey

    ...a magical underwater palace in Japanese folktale – is composed mainly of carbon, meaning Ryugu is a 'C-type' asteroid. C-Types are found most frequently at the outer edge of the asteroid belt and are the most common variety, forming around 75 percent...

    • Hayabusa-2
    • JAXA
    • Ryugu
  • Ian Christensen, Planetary Resources, space resources policy March 2016 Building Confidence and Reducing Risk in Space Resources Policy

    ... friction between nations over the potential economic benefits of space resources. One of Planetary Resources’ targets is an X-type asteroid which may contain more platinum than has ever been mined on Earth to date. Composed of primarily metal, ...

    • Ian Christensen
    • Planetary Resources
    • space resources policy
    Authors: Ian Christensen    
  • carbonaceous chondrite, Hayabusa2, Near Earth Asteroid, rubble-pile asteroid, Ryugu 22 December 2021 Scientists present the first-ever analysis of samples retrieved from Ryugu

    ... Just over a year ago, samples collected by Hayabusa2 when it blew a hole in a kilometre-wide, rare c-type and b-type asteroid were delivered to Earth in a hermetically sealed container. It was the culmination of a journey which had begun in December...

    • carbonaceous chondrite
    • Hayabusa2
    • Near Earth Asteroid
    • rubble-pile asteroid
    • Ryugu
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