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Ryugu from Hayabusa2, 20 July 2018

Ryugu from Hayabusa2, 20 July 2018
Ryugu from Hayabusa2, 20 July 2018 Hayabusa2 obtained this image from a position less than 6 kilometers away from Ryugu's surface on 20 July 2018 at around 07:00 UTC. Near the center is a bowl-shaped crater, the largest on the asteroid. JAXA, University of Tokyo, Kochi University, Rikkyo University, Nagoya University, Chiba Institute of Technology, Meiji University, University of Aizu, AIST.