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The surface of the asteroid Ryugu taken by Hayabusa-2 (lemmy.world)
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[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

?

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

It just means fast lol. Hayabusa is just Japanese for peregrine falcon, the haya probably deriving from fast, busa being some sort of suffix used for animals, I think (don't quote me on that last bit).

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm 98% sure my source is correct

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

98.9% at least