Hayabusa2’s Next Target Is A Tiny 11 Meter Asteroid
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Hayabusa2 spacecraft has successfully completed a high-speed flyby of the 11-meter asteroid known as Torifune.
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Hayabusa2 spacecraft has successfully completed a high-speed flyby of the 11-meter asteroid known as Torifune.
New flyby imagery confirms asteroid Torifune is a contact binary, appearing as two conjoined rocks forming a distinct peanut shape.
Japan's Hayabusa2 probe has captured images of the two-headed asteroid Torifune from a distance of 62 million miles.
Japan's Hayabusa2 probe has successfully completed a close flyby of the two-headed asteroid Torifune to test planetary defense technology.