Matter
Name
C0002
Family
extraterrestrial
Comments
A piece from the individual grain C0002 was sent to IPAG in July 2021. Specific samples for spectroscopic measurements were prepared. The remaining material was sent back to JAXA in June 2022
Level
from sample return mission
Origins
planetary
Provider
Hayabusa2 (JAXA) sample-return mission
Provider reference code
C0002
Object name
Hayabusa-2 – Ryugu – Chamber C
Body name
Ryugu
Place
Uchide-no-kozuchi , equatorial ridge region of Ryugu, site proximal to the artificial crater excavated by the Small Carry-on Impactor

Coordinates

System
unknown
Preparation
raw
Storage condition
the grain picked out from aggregates and individual particles that were sent to IPAG within the PET framwork were initially trapped in between two glass slides
Phase type
solid
Component type (group)
bulk
Grain type
single grain
Texture
fine grained
Type of porosity
particulate
Grain sizes
Grains Size min Size max Size median Size width Equivalent diameter Size mass fraction Grain shape
#1 1.0 irregular
Number
1
Mode of mixing
heterogeneous mixing
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
C0002
Comments
A piece of the individual grain C0002 was sent between two glass slides to IPAG within the PET framework