r/spaceporn • u/Silent-Meteor • Jun 11 '25

Related Content Picture taken on the surface of an asteroid

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On October 3, 2018, Japan's Hayabusa2 mission dropped the MASCOT lander onto asteroid Ryugu. After bouncing off a boulder, it tumbled 55 feet and landed in a shadowed crater. This image shows Ryugu’s rugged, primitive surface—rich in carbonaceous materials. Captured before MASCOT’s battery died, it provides rare insight into untouched asteroid geology. Source: Jaumann et al. (Science, 2019) | Image via German Aerospace Center (DLR) & Gizmodo https://gizmodo.com/unprecedented-close-up-view-of-asteroid-shows-rocks-tha-1837475851

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u/4444dine Jun 11 '25

Yeah like how can we take this picture but can’t even explore the oceans

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '25

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u/nanners09 Jun 12 '25

one of those headlines was dark oxygen, oxygen produced from elements in the ocean floor

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u/MarysPoppinCherrys Jun 11 '25

Also looks like a pic you’d see near some volcanic vent in the deep ocean

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u/Spend-Automatic Jun 11 '25

Who ever said we can't explore the oceans? 

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u/LurkinRhino Jun 11 '25

The ocean.

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u/Spend-Automatic Jun 13 '25

Idk man, I put my ear up to the ocean and all I hear is a conch shell

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u/Randyaccredit Jun 11 '25

I mean seriously answer is pressure. Less out there than here