Hayabusa2’s Final Target is 3 Times Smaller Than We Thought

It also spins twice as fast as previous estimates suggested. A spacecraft touchdown will be challenging, but not impossible.

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Eos
Published
2025-09-18
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2025eo250353
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Astro and Planetary Science
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Hayabusa2’s Final Target is 3 Times Smaller Than We Thought

Kimberly Cartier
Eos
Astro and Planetary Science
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Hayabusa2’s Final Target is 3 Times Smaller Than We Thought

Kimberly Cartier
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Abstract

It also spins twice as fast as previous estimates suggested. A spacecraft touchdown will be challenging, but not impossible.

EosVol. 106
Openalex Percentile: Top 82%
Astro and Planetary Science
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