Hayabusa2 arrives at the carbonaceous asteroid 162173 Ryugu—A spinning top–shaped rubble pile.
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| Title: | Hayabusa2 arrives at the carbonaceous asteroid 162173 Ryugu—A spinning top–shaped rubble pile. |
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| Authors: | Watanabe, S. (AUTHOR), Hirabayashi, M. (AUTHOR), Hirata, N. (AUTHOR), Hirata, Na. (AUTHOR), Noguchi, R. (AUTHOR), Shimaki, Y. (AUTHOR), Ikeda, H. (AUTHOR), Tatsumi, E. (AUTHOR), Yoshikawa, M. (AUTHOR), Kikuchi, S. (AUTHOR), Yabuta, H. (AUTHOR), Nakamura, T. (AUTHOR), Tachibana, S. (AUTHOR), Ishihara, Y. (AUTHOR), Morota, T. (AUTHOR), Kitazato, K. (AUTHOR), Sakatani, N. (AUTHOR), Matsumoto, K. (AUTHOR), Wada, K. (AUTHOR), Senshu, H. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Science (pre-March 2025). 4/19/2019, Vol. 364 Issue 6437, p268-272. 5p. 1 Color Photograph, 3 Diagrams. |
| Subjects: | Space probes, Asteroids, Geomorphology, Porosity, Homogeneity, Rotation of asteroids, Deformations (Mechanics), Remote sensing |
| Abstract: | The Hayabusa2 spacecraft arrived at the near-Earth carbonaceous asteroid 162173 Ryugu in 2018. We present Hayabusa2 observations of Ryugu’s shape, mass, and geomorphology. Ryugu has an oblate “spinning top” shape, with a prominent circular equatorial ridge. Its bulk density, 1.19 ± 0.02 grams per cubic centimeter, indicates a high-porosity (>50%) interior. Large surface boulders suggest a rubble-pile structure. Surface slope analysis shows Ryugu’s shape may have been produced from having once spun at twice the current rate. Coupled with the observed global material homogeneity, this suggests that Ryugu was reshaped by centrifugally induced deformation during a period of rapid rotation. From these remote-sensing investigations, we identified a suitable sample collection site on the equatorial ridge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | The Hayabusa2 spacecraft arrived at the near-Earth carbonaceous asteroid 162173 Ryugu in 2018. We present Hayabusa2 observations of Ryugu’s shape, mass, and geomorphology. Ryugu has an oblate “spinning top” shape, with a prominent circular equatorial ridge. Its bulk density, 1.19 ± 0.02 grams per cubic centimeter, indicates a high-porosity (>50%) interior. Large surface boulders suggest a rubble-pile structure. Surface slope analysis shows Ryugu’s shape may have been produced from having once spun at twice the current rate. Coupled with the observed global material homogeneity, this suggests that Ryugu was reshaped by centrifugally induced deformation during a period of rapid rotation. From these remote-sensing investigations, we identified a suitable sample collection site on the equatorial ridge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00368075 |
| DOI: | 10.1126/science.aav8032 |
