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

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[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Wait til you find out where the "haya" comes from 😜

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

?

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

I'm 98% sure my source is correct

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

98.9% at least