JASA’s Asteroid Explorer “Hayabusa2” approaches Asteroid Ryugu and took a series of images with the ONC-T (Optical Navigation Camera – Telescopic). Asteroid Ryugu is seen from a distance of 220-100km between 18 - 20 June 2018 and from approximately 40 km on 24 June 2018. The Hayabusa2 team notes that Ryugu (162173 Ryugu, or 1999 JU3) appears to have a land of rich terrain, with numerous clusters of rock roll on the surface. Hayabusa2’s arrival at Ryugu is scheduled for around 27 June 2018.
Credit : JAXA, University of Tokyo, Kochi University, Rikkyo University, Nagoya University, Chiba Institute of Technology, Meiji University, Aizu University, AIST
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