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Ionizing Radiation Exposure On Arrokoth Shapes A Sugar World

The flyby of the New Horizons spacecraft of the Kuiper Belt Object Arrokoth revealed its reddish appearance and unraveled the unexpected presence of a methanol-rich surface.

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