AkaSci 🛰️ on Nostr: Fascinating hi-res image of asteroid Torifune taken by the JAXA Hayabusa2 spacecraft ...

Fascinating hi-res image of asteroid Torifune taken by the JAXA Hayabusa2 spacecraft on July 5, as it flew by at 5 km/s.

The asteroid, like many other, seems to consist of two lobes, joined or touching each other, with boulders scattered across its surface.

Note that its size is estimated at 591 × 461 × 392 m and rotation period at 5 hours.

Data from other instruments will be downloaded later.

https://global.jaxa.jp/press/2026/07/20260706-3_j.html
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