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. 2022 Dec 19;7(2):170–181. doi: 10.1038/s41550-022-01841-6

Extended Data Fig. 2. Textural comparison between smooth surfaces and a He+ ion irradiated sample.

Extended Data Fig. 2

Secondary electron (SE) images of (a) a smooth layer on the Ryugu grain A0104–02909600. (b, c) A surface of the non-space weathered Ryugu grain C0107–HE01 (b) before and (c) after a 4 keV He+ irradiation experiment. (d, e) Bright-field (BF) TEM images, diffraction maps, and electron diffraction patterns of (d) natural and (e) artificial smooth layers on Ryugu grains, which are described in (a) and (b), respectively. In both cases, the smooth layers in the cross-section samples A0104–02809802 and C0107–HE01 are amorphized as shown in the insets of electron diffraction patterns #1 in (d) and (e).

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