Ryugu – a ‘diamond’ in space
Ryugu – a ‘diamond’ in space
Based on the first images of Ryugu, taken by the Optical Navigation Camera – Telescopic (ONC-T) of the Japanese Hayabusa2 space probe, the Japanese space agency JAXA and researchers from the University of Aizu developed a 3D model of the asteroid. In October 2018, the lander MASCOT, developed and built by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) in close cooperation with the French space agency CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales), will land on the asteroid. The celestial body will then be researched using four instruments.
