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Another robot lands on Ryugu

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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

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Video from an asteroid’s surface!

Phil Plait

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Tag: Bad Astronomy

Robots are now hopping around on the surface of an asteroid

Phil Plait

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An image caught mid-bounce of the MINERVAII-1 A rover showing the surface of the asteroid Ryugu (left) and a reflection of sunlight (right). Credit: JAXA

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Tag: Bad Astronomy

Mea Culpa: Circling Ryugu

Phil Plait

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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Tag: Bad Astronomy

Ryugu, front to back

Phil Plait

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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Tag: Bad Astronomy

What would it be like to stand on the surface of Ryugu?

Phil Plait

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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Tag: Bad Astronomy

Asteroid Ryugu starts to come into focus

Phil Plait

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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