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Asteroid Itokawa contains water and organic matter – Somag News
Scientists at Royal Holloway, from the University of London (England), found water and organic materials in a small sample of the surface
Scientists at Royal Holloway, from the University of London (England), found water and organic materials in a small sample of the surface of the asteroid Itokawa, which was brought to Earth through a mission by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The discovery was revealed in the study published in Scientific Reports, this Thursday (4).
It is the first time that these types of compounds, considered key elements for life on Earth, have been identified on an asteroid. In addition to…
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