Hayabusa Spots Target Marker

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Left hand side image shows the area named MUSES Sea taken at 4:58 a.m., November 20, and right hand side image was taken at 6:24 a.m., November 26. A white light spot inside a red circle is the Target Marker with the names of 880,000 people from 149 countries.

JAXA / ISAS

Original image data dated on or about November 26, 2005