m3t00 comments on Japan's Hayabusa2 probe captures remarkable photo of a two-headed asteroid 62 million miles away

Japan's Hayabusa2 probe captures remarkable photo of a two-headed asteroid 62 million miles away (www.space.com)

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[–] m3t00@midwest.social [S] 3 points 4 months ago (1 child)

On Sunday (July 5), the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)'s Hayabusa2 probe performed a close flyby of asteroid Torifune

same ship, new rock

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[–] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago*

Interesting. It strongly reminds me of the other one. Do they always look like this?

Edit: Well, not always. Sometimes they also look like squares. Seems like the lack of gravity gives them much more interesting shapes than boring old spherical planets:

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