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Bombing asteroid Ryugu reveals it is a spritely 9 million years old

19 March 2020

The Hayabusa-2 spacecraft bombed the asteroid Ryugu in April. Analysing the crater it left behind suggests Ryugu is a relative youngster at 9 million years old

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Bombing asteroid Ryugu reveals it is a spritely 9 million years old

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