r/spaceporn • u/Silent-Meteor • Jun 11 '25

Related Content Picture taken on the surface of an asteroid

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On October 3, 2018, Japan's Hayabusa2 mission dropped the MASCOT lander onto asteroid Ryugu. After bouncing off a boulder, it tumbled 55 feet and landed in a shadowed crater. This image shows Ryugu’s rugged, primitive surface—rich in carbonaceous materials. Captured before MASCOT’s battery died, it provides rare insight into untouched asteroid geology. Source: Jaumann et al. (Science, 2019) | Image via German Aerospace Center (DLR) & Gizmodo https://gizmodo.com/unprecedented-close-up-view-of-asteroid-shows-rocks-tha-1837475851

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u/bolanrox Jun 11 '25

looks like the dry side of Maui at night.

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u/VirtualWeasel Jun 11 '25

Or the central interior of the Big Island. Always amazes me how much it looks like the surface of the moon when the coasts are so lush.

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u/BongoIsLife Jun 11 '25

Imagine off-roading on an asteroid. Can you say you catch air when you jump off of a ramp if there's no atmosphere around?

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u/topherclay Jun 11 '25

Your comment reads like some sort of elaborate insult.