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The surface of the asteroid Ryugu taken by Hayabusa-2 (lemmy.world)
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[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 2 points 20 hours ago

It would have been cool if they had named the spacecraft Urashima since they were going to Ryugu, but I guess it wouldn't make sense because in the story, the gift Urashima brings back from Ryugu ends up fucking him over. At least, that's how I understood it as a kid.