Picture taken on the surface of an asteroid
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