Ryugu models could answer mystery of how oceans formed on Earth billions of years ago – scientists
The study said that water may have arrived on Earth through asteroids
Scientists study rare specimens collected on Japanese space mission
These were brought to Earth in 2020 from the asteroid Ryugu. Ryugu, a C-type asteroid rich in carbon material, is said to have formed from the nebula that formed the Sun and the planets of the Solar System hundreds of billions of years ago.
At this stage, scientists are currently publishing the research results. In a new paper published in the journal Nature Astronomy,
‘Ryugu models can answer the mystery of how oceans formed on Earth billions of years ago.
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C-type asteroids, which are volatile and rich in organic matter, may have been one of the main sources of Earth’s water.
The organic matter found in Ryugu particles identified in this study may be an important source of volatiles’.
