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Akatsuki’s engine Montage of several JAXA images showing the ceramic engine and nozzle above, and the intense heating (lower left) the throat sees during operation, especially when fuel-starved. Excess temperatures caused the ceramic to crack, most typically at the throat region (lower right). JAXA