Two published articles on gas analyses from Hayabusa 2 mission!

Two articles on gas analyses from the Hayabusa 2 mission have been published on Oct 21: gas samples released from the Ryugu samples and collected from the sample container, respectively.

＜Gas analyses on the samples released from the Ryugu samples＞
The “Volatile Component Analysis Team” from the Hayabusa 2 Initial Analysis Team has published the results on the asteroid gas sample from the Hayabusa 2 mission.

• JAXA press release:
• English version　https://global.jaxa.jp/press/2022/10/20221021-1_e.html
  Japanese version　https://www.jaxa.jp/press/2022/10/20221021-1_j.html

• Link to the publication:
• https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abo0431

＜Gas analyses on the samples collected from the container＞
Mass spectrometry and gas sampling were performed on the gas trapped in the sample container that was brought back to Earth by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft.

• JAXA press release:
• English version 　https://global.jaxa.jp/press/2022/10/20221021-2_e.html
  Japanese version　https://www.jaxa.jp/press/2022/10/20221021-2_j.html

• Link to the publication:
• https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abo7239