Open AccessSunburned Surface Reveals Asteroid Formation and Orbital Secrets
Author(s) -
Megan Sever
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2020eo145163
Subject(s) - asteroid , astrobiology , orbit (dynamics) , surface (topology) , astronomy , high resolution , geology , physics , remote sensing , aerospace engineering , engineering , geometry , mathematics
Thanks to spectacular high-resolution images from Hayabusa2, scientists can now better estimate how and when the asteroid Ryugu formed, how its orbit has changed over time, and what its surface looks like.