Update, July 11, 2018: I so enjoy the 21st-century luxury of having spacecraft tweet images from their latest position millions of miles away!
This is our view of Ryugu from the “home position” at a distance of 20 km! https://t.co/TAQLNiOS7M pic.twitter.com/P5co4RBpn8
— HAYABUSA2@JAXA (@haya2e_jaxa) July 11, 2018
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And here is the “Dragon Palace” in 3D!
This is Ryugu! A three-dimensional stereo animation of the asteroid. https://t.co/uo16Xtdwm5 pic.twitter.com/Mqd966QqVN
— HAYABUSA2@JAXA (@haya2e_jaxa) July 11, 2018
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Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft has arrived at Asteroid Ryugu!
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