This asteroid was born at the dawn of the solar system
Ryugu might have formed in the very first generation of planetary building blocks.
Ryugu might have formed in the very first generation of planetary building blocks.
Editor's Analysis — through the multi-planetary lens
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Original headline: This asteroid was born at the dawn of the solar system
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