Images from the surface of asteroid Ryugu show rocks similar to carbonaceous chondrite meteorites
We present images from the MASCOT camera (MASCam) taken during the descent and while on the surface. The surface is covered by decimeter- to meter-sized rocks, with no deposits of fine-grained material. Rocks appear either bright, with smooth faces and sharp edges, or dark, with a cauliflower-like, crumbly surface. Close-up images of a rock of the latter type reveal a dark matrix with small, bright, spectrally different inclusions, implying that it did not experience extensive aqueous alteration. The inclusions appear similar to those in carbonaceous chondrite meteorites.
Source: ScienceNOW - Category: Science Authors: Jaumann, R., Schmitz, N., Ho, T.- M., Schröder, S. E., Otto, K. A., Stephan, K., Elgner, S., Krohn, K., Preusker, F., Scholten, F., Biele, J., Ulamec, S., Krause, C., Sugita, S., Matz, K.- D., Roatsch, T., Parekh, R., Mottola, S., Grott, M., Miche Tags: Planetary Science reports Source Type: news
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