Picture shows a telescopic image of Ryugu, in 2018. Researchers conclude that the asteroid likely formed at the outer edge of the Solar System beyond the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn, as high-precision measurements that determine the ratio of iron isotopes in rock samples. Note: Licensed photo. (JAXA, University of Tokyo and collaborators/Newsflash)
Copyrights: JAXA, University of Tokyo and collaborators/Newsflash
24 October 2022
Category
International researchers have revealed that the Ryugu asteroid originated from the outer edge of the Solar System beyond the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn. Iron isotopes from Ryugu's rock samples suggested that the asteroid's construction significantly differed from typical carbon-rich...