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After the swing-by, the Hayabusa2 took images of the Earth.

Material No

P100010393

Material type

Record image and photograph

Shooting date

2015/12/04

Category

Satellites and Spacecraft > Lunar and Planetary Exploration Spacecraft > Asteroid Explorer "Hayabusa2"

Contents

The Hayabusa2 took images of the Earth using its onboard Optical Navigation Camera - Telescopic (ONC-T). The ONC-T can shoot color images using seven filters. The image below is composed by using three of these filters. You can see the Australian continent on the upper right, and Antarctica on the lower right. 1:09 p.m. on Dec. 4 (Japan Standard Time) about 340,000 km from the center of the Earth

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