Itokawa in color

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Hayabusa captured the three images for this true-color view of Itokawa on September 19, 2005. Itokawa is the smallest asteroid that has been visited by a spacecraft at 535 by 294 by 209 meters.

JAXA / ISAS / color composite by Ricardo Nunes

Copyright holder: Ricardo Nunes

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