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Asteroids, Comets, and Other Worlds Pictures

The Bruce Murray Space Image Library

Hayabusa's shadow and target marker

Minerva hopper and Hayabusa's shadow at Itokawa

Hayabusa Spots Target Marker

Hayabusa touchdown!

Opposition surge observed by Hayabusa at Itokawa

Hayabusa's target marker released!

Hayabusa's shadow on Itokawa

Itokawa from 180 degrees longitude

Asteroid Itokawa

Itokawa from 270 degrees longitude

Itokawa rotates under Hayabusa

Asteroids and comets visited by spacecraft as of December 2012, in color, excepting Vesta [DEPRECATED]

All asteroids and comets visited by spacecraft as of August 2014, in color, albedo linearly scaled

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