Temperature measurements on Ryugu's surface

Temperature measurements on Ryugu's surface
Temperature measurements on Ryugu's surface
Close-up of a rock examined by DLR's MARA radiometer directly on the surface of Ryugu. The yellow arrow shows the direction of illumination, the dotted line separates the observed rock from the background. The red area shows the part of the rock where the surface temperature was measured by the MARA radiometer, the dotted line shows a ledge in the rock. The scale in the centre of the image shows the dimensions at this distance from the camera. The image was acquired by the DLR MASCAM camera on board MASCOT.
Credit:

MASCOT/DLR/JAXA

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