Ryugu

Hayabusa-2 lingers over the asteroid Ryugu, just 21 meters from the surface, in this image taken on October 25, 2018. Credit: JAXA
Hayabusa-2 hovers 21 meters over an alien world – just for practice
Phil Plait
Nov 5, 2018

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Hey Bennu, have we met? I never forget an asteroid.
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Nov 1, 2018
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The small asteroid Bennu as seen by the spacecraft OSIRIS-REx from just over 300 km away. Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona
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Another robot lands on Ryugu
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Oct 8, 2018
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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!
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Oct 1, 2018
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Robots are now hopping around on the surface of an asteroid
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Sep 24, 2018
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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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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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