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Sodium-rich Particle as Evidence of Recent and Intense Micrometeoroid Bombardment on Asteroid Ryugu

  • Authors: E. Palomba, G. Pratesi, M. Angrisani, X. Shehaj, F. Dirri, A. Longobardo, D. Fulvio, S. Caporali, B. Cortigiani

E. Palomba et al 2026 The Astrophysical Journal Letters 1001 .

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Electron microscope images and FEG-SEM–EDS analyses of pyrrhotite grains on particles A0226 and C0242. (a) Backscattered electron (BSE) image of a relict pyrrhotite grain on the surface of particle A0226, with corresponding Fe-K ((c)) and S-K ((e)) EDS elemental maps. (b) BSE image of a pristine pyrrhotite grain on the surface of particle C0242, with corresponding Fe-K ((d)) and S-K ((f)) EDS elemental maps.

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