Cosmic Conjoined Twins, Caught on Camera
New flyby imagery confirms asteroid Torifune is a contact binary, appearing as two conjoined rocks forming a distinct peanut shape.
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📍 How it ended
Hayabusa-2 captured images during a successful flyby of the asteroid Torifune. The data revealed that the object is a contact binary, characterized by two conjoined space rocks forming a peanut shape.
Epilogue added 44d ago, after coverage quieted.
Where it stands
The Hayabusa-2 mission has successfully completed a flyby of asteroid Torifune. During this operation, the spacecraft captured close-up images of the object's physical structure.
Coverage from Sci.News, Yahoo, Smithsonian Magazine, The Planetary Society, and Universe Today highlights that Torifune is a contact binary. This classification identifies the asteroid as two separate space rocks that are physically joined together.
Observers are looking to upcoming mission reports to detail the data gathered during the flyby. Further information regarding the composition of the asteroid is not yet specified.
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What is the physical shape of asteroid Torifune?
It is described as a peanut-shaped object composed of two conjoined space rocks.
Which spacecraft visited the asteroid?
The Hayabusa-2 spacecraft completed the flyby.
What is the scientific term for the object?
The asteroid is classified as a contact binary.
Coverage (5)
- Hayabusa-2 Snaps Stunning Close-Up Images of Asteroid Torifune during Flyby Sci.News · 48d ago
- Japan and China just flew past asteroids. Here's what they saw. Yahoo · 48d ago
- New Images Reveal That This Asteroid Is Actually Two Conjoined Space Rocks That Form a Peanut-Shaped Object Called a 'Contact Binary' Smithsonian Magazine · 48d ago
- Torifune from Hayabusa2 The Planetary Society · 48d ago
- Another Success for Hayabusa 2 as it Completes a Flyby of Asteroid Torifune Universe Today · 48d ago
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