Japanese scientists are thrilled! Noble gas found in the sample of the asteroid Ryuku
Japanese scientists are thrilled! – Xinhua A report by Japanese scientists in the journal Science Advance reveals the discovery of the gas in samples collected from the surface. “Asteroid Ryugu” (Ryugu) from Hayabusa 2 spacecraft Japan is the first to successfully return several gases to Earth from a near-Earth asteroid.
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The gas in the asteroid sample consists of helium and neon. as well as some gases contaminated by the earth’s atmosphere. indicates that this sample is made up of a mixture of gases from the Sun and the Earth’s atmosphere.
Archive photo: Asteroid Ryugu after Hayabusa2 left its orbit around a distant asteroid and headed for Earth. The Japanese probe Hayabusa-2 left its orbit on November 13, 2019 after an unprecedented mission, carrying samples that could shed light on the origins of the Solar System. Pantry / JIJI PRESS / JAXA / AFP
Joint statement from several institutions, including the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Kyushu University, and the University of Tokyo on October 21, said several research groups measure the isotope composition of “Noble gas” and nitrogen in the surface and underground material of the asteroid Ryuku. which was brought back to Earth by Hayabusa 2 on December 6, 2020.
The results examined the noble gases and nitrogen gases in the Ryuku samples to determine the origin and evolution of the asteroid. From the beginning to the current geological processes of the surface
The researchers found that the samples contained more primitive noble gases from the early solar system than those found in other meteorites. that have been reported to date and it is believed that several nitrogen-containing materials stored within the samples could provide clues for early solar system studies.
The 600kg Hayabusa 2 spacecraft was launched into space from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan. In December 2014 and travels long distances of over 3.2 billion kilometers
The 600kg Hayabusa2 was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan in December 2014 and traveled over 3.2 billion km in its journey. It was the first successful return of gas species from a near-Earth asteroid, according to a research article published by Japanese scientists in the US journal Science Advances. (Xinhua)
File photo: This handout photograph released by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows soil samples from the asteroid Ryugu, inside a compartment of the capsule collected by the Hayabusa-2 spacecraft, at the JAXA Sagamihara campus in Sagamihara , in Kanagawa prefecture. Pantry / AFP / JAXA
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