Hayabusa2 flies by asteroid Torifune
Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

Hayabusa2 flies by asteroid Torifune

Sep 23, 2026
1:00:30
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NASA Chief Scientist for Small Body Exploration at Johnson Space Center, Paul Abell, takes us inside Hayabusa2's flyby of asteroid Torifune and the surprise discovery that it's a contact binary.

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Author
The Planetary Society
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full
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audio/mpeg

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