Although no known asteroid poses a threat to Earth for at least the next century, the
catalogue of near-Earth asteroids is incomplete for objects whose impacts would produce …

The near-Earth carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu is expected to contain volatile
chemical species that could provide information on the origin of Earth's volatiles. Samples of …

The near-Earth asteroid (162173) Ryugu is thought to be a primitive carbonaceous object
that contains hydrated minerals and organic molecules. We report sample collection from …

Asteroid shapes and hydration levels can serve as tracers of their history and origin. For
instance, the asteroids (162173) Ryugu and (101955) Bennu have an oblate spheroidal …

One of the primary goals of Hayabusa2 is to land on the asteroid Ryugu to collect its surface
materials. The key for a successful touchdown is to find a promising landing site that meets …

TIR, the thermal infrared imager on Hayabusa2, acquired high-resolution thermal images of
the asteroid 162173 Ryugu for one asteroid rotation period on August 1, 2018 to investigate …

The impactor-to-crater size scaling relationships that enable estimates of planetary surface
ages rely on an accurate formulation of impactor–target physics. An armouring regime …

Abstract Hayabusa2 is the Japanese Asteroid Return Mission and targeted the
carbonaceous asteroid Ryugu, conducted by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency …

On 2022 September 26, the DART spacecraft will impact the surface of Dimorphos, the∼
160 m size satellite of the binary near-Earth asteroid (NEA)(65803) Didymos. What will be …

Global geologic maps are useful tools for efficient interpretation of a planetary body, and
they provide global context for the diversity and evolution of the surface. We used data …