Status Report

Asteroid Itokawa Composite Color Image Released

By SpaceRef Editor
September 15, 2005
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Asteroid Itokawa Composite Color Image Released
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Hayabusa arrived at Itokawa on September 12. The distance between the spacecraft and Itokawa is approximately 20 kilometers.

This is the composite color image of Itokawa taken at September 12, 2005.

This image composed of three images with different filters as red, green and blue.

The irregular shape is clearly seen.

SpaceRef staff editor.