Ryugu close-up (IMAGE)

University of Tokyo

Ryugu close-up

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Ryugu is named after a magical underwater palace in a Japanese folktale — appropriately enough it seems to be a palace for water in the real world too. ©2025 Jaxa, UTokyo & collaborators CC-BY-ND

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