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Fig. 2

From: Methods and tools for handling, transportation, weighing, and pelletization applied to the initial analysis of volatile components in the Hayabusa2 samples

Fig. 2

Handling stage used for sample collection from the sapphire dishes distributed from JAXA. a. The left block was used to set the JAXA dishes, whereas the right block is replaceable for the pelletization or encapsulation. b. Enlarged view of the cross-section of the setting for the pelletization. A dotted red line shows the height of the samples in the JAXA dish and that of the diamond disk used for the pelletization. c. Enlarged view of the cross-section of the setting for the encapsulation. A dotted red line shows the height of the samples in the JAXA dish and that of the top of the metal cup

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