Photo of the asteroid Ryugu
Photo of the asteroid Ryugu
The asteroid (162173) Ryugu which is just under one kilometre in size, appears to be a loose accumulation of rocks and dust with large proportion of cavities.
Credit:
JAXA/University of Tokyo/Kochi University/Rikkyo University/Nagoya University/Chiba Institute of Technology/Meiji University/Aizu University/AIST