Re:Ryugu asteroid samples contain all DNA and RNA building b...
by lazide on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @01:12AM
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The surfaces are typically melted - the ones that don’t just explode anyway.
Icy meteorites never survive re-entry that I’m aware of; and most carbon/chondrite ones don’t either, but they are the most common type that do. They tend to be ‘dry’, however.
Icy meteorites never survive re-entry that I’m aware of; and most carbon/chondrite ones don’t either, but they are the most common type that do. They tend to be ‘dry’, however.
Re-entry is a very ‘angry’ process.