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The surface of the asteroid Ryugu taken by Hayabusa-2 (lemmy.world)

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[-] billwashere@lemmy.world 20 points 6 hours ago

I’m not sure why but this fills me with such inconsolable dread. Something about a dead cold rock floating through such vast nothingness.

[-] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

This image is ripe for an SCP to be written up based on it.

Imagine being one of the first humans to try to mine one of these, and you feel like you saw something moving in the corner of your eye, just where the light meets the shadow of one of the sharp lumps, but you can't be sure.

[-] billwashere@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Thanks, I hate it. No chance of any sleep tonight.

😄

[-] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 hours ago

You're welcome friend <3

[-] Joeffect@lemmy.world 9 points 5 hours ago

Yeah, and knowing the only reason you can see it is because of the lighting from the robot taking the photo. Otherwise it's just this thing shrouded in darkness flying through space at whatever ridiculously fast speed only to eventually run into something.