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Hayabusa 2

An image from the MASCOT lander as it headed down to the asteroid Ryugu. Note the shadow of the lander to the lower left (this is reversed from the original image to get light source coming from above, so rocks don’t look like pits). Credit: JAXA/DLR/CNES
Another robot lands on Ryugu
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Oct 8, 2018
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Mea Culpa: Circling Ryugu
Phil Plait
Aug 2, 2018
Very nearly the entire surface the small asteroid Ryugu, taken a few hours apart on June 30, 2018.
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Ryugu, front to back
Phil Plait
Jul 16, 2018
The asteroid Ryugu from 20 kilometers away. Credit: JAXA, University of Tokyo, Kochi University, Rikkyo University, Nagoya University, Chiba Institute of Technology, Meiji University, University of Aizu and AIST
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What would it be like to stand on the surface of Ryugu?
Phil Plait
Jun 29, 2018
The small (<1 km wide) asteroid Ryugu, seen by the Hayabusa 2spacecraft when they were separated by 40 km. Credit: JAXA
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Asteroid Ryugu starts to come into focus
Phil Plait
Jun 20, 2018
Artwork of the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft as it approaches the asteroid Ryugu. Credit: JAXA
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