"Exploring Ryugu"
The color has changed from a system of blues to pink and purple.
The outermost vermilion shades represent the palace of Ryugu;the location in
the Japanese folk tale of Urashima Taro that asteroid Ryugu takes its name.
The inner purple is for the nobles of the palace and Princess Otohime, while the central light
blue is for the princess's feathered robe. These changing colors show the enthusiasm of the
Project members to explore the whole of Ryugu. The logo also shows an illustration of the
asteroid, with the large craters and boulders that have now been seen on the surface.
(©JAXA)

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