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Table 7 Crushing strength of various materials from Shigaki (2016)

From: Asteroid Ryugu before the Hayabusa2 encounter

Materials

Crushing strength (MPa)

Chondrule from Allende (CV3)

7.7 ± 5.9

Chondrule from Saratov (L4)

9.4 ± 6.0

Glass bead (1 mm size)

223 ± 61

Dunite (a few mm)

13.1 ± 2.6

Basalt (a few mm)

16.9 ± 2.6

Sandstone (a few mm)*

3.4 ± 1.1

  1. *Sandstone can be considered as an upper limit for the whole rock properties of Ryugu