The first robotically obtained samples of a carbonaceous asteroid have been safely returned to Earth. A non-destructive first-look analysis shows that asteroid Ryugu may be a CI chondrite with interesting variations.
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Clark, B.E. Opening the Ryugu sample capsule. Nat Astron 6, 180–181 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-021-01585-9
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