We are finally leaving Ryugu! Departure is today (November 13) at 10:05 JST (onboard time). The RCS thrusters (chemical engines) are scheduled to begin moving us away from Ryugu at about 10cm/s.
Congratulations @OSIRISREx ! Glad to hear you made it to Bennu. It looks like an amazing place. Can’t wait to see what you discover. #WelcometoBennu#spacebuddies
#WelcomeToBennu! After two years of travel – and more than a decade of planning and work by my team – I’m here. But Arrival is just the beginning… https://t.co/0bQPUwqUCp
Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona
And I hit the bull's eye! My descent to Ryugu was rather straight, don't you think? I made it to my planned landing site 'Alice's Wonderland'. Not too bad for a rookie! 😁😁😁 #asteroidlanding
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Boulders, boulders and more boulders! Ryugu's surface is strewn with them... and some are huge! Can you see the one on the right? It is tens of metres long #AsteroidLanding
Ever seen an asteroid's south pole? Ryugu's is spectacular. Check out that huge block... it's name is 'South Polar Rock' and from what I see it could be up to 100 metres tall! #AsteroidLanding
So glad to finally be home, at asteroid #Ryugu! Here’s another picture that I took while I was landing - between 10 and 20 metres from the surface! What a place! It’s out of this world, don’t you think? #AsteroidLanding#hayabusa2
@haya2kun That’s great! Thank you, @haya2kun 🙏 I can’t wait to see the results! You’re coming to the surface too, aren’t you? To collect a sample of Ryugu… #AsteroidLanding
@haya2kun I know... but don’t be sad, @haya2kun 🤗 I’ve discovered so many things on the surface of asteroid Ryugu! Did you receive all my data? #AsteroidLanding
Check this out! I took this picture when I was almost on #Ryugu's surface. Look at how sunlight is reflected off me. What a dark surface!
Credit: MASCOT/@DLR_en /@JAXA_en#AsteroidLanding
And during this extra time, I also made another hop and explored part of a third asteroid day! But the best thing is: I sent ALL the data I collected to @haya2kun! Now team, it's up to YOU to understand Ryugu. #AsteroidLanding