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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
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Aug 2, 2018
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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
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Jul 16, 2018
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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?
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Jun 29, 2018
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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
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Jun 20, 2018
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Artwork of the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft as it approaches the asteroid Ryugu. Credit: JAXA
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