Length1h 47m
About this audiobook
The story of the sample-return mission to asteroid Ryugu: the touchdowns, the crater it carved with an explosive, the rovers and hopper, and the pristine material delivered to Earth in a sealed capsule. No equations, for curious readers.
Audiobook details
GenreEducation and Learning
Length1 hr 47 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 22, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Chapter 1: A Sequel With a Harder Promise
3Chapter 2: Falcon Over a Spinning Top
4Chapter 3: Ryugu, the Dragon Palace
5Chapter 4: The Slow Spin: The Sun's Touch and the Top's Clock
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6Chapter 5: Hoppers on a Boulderscape
7Chapter 6: The Gentle Art of Touching
8Chapter 7: Making a Crater of One's Own
9Chapter 8: The Treasure Comes Home
10Chapter 9: Reading the Grains
11Chapter 10: The Comet Connection: Kin of the Icy Wanderers
12Chapter 11: The Shared Sample
13Chapter 12: The Falcon Flies On
14Chapter 13: Two Craft, Two Asteroids, One Question
15Chapter 14: Why Asteroid Samples Matter
16Chapter 15: Conclusion: What the Dragon Palace Returned
17References: Hayabusa2
18Glossary
19About the Author
20Series Info
21Copyright
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