14 Nov
2005
14 Nov
'05
2:35 p.m.
Just came across this image of asteroid Itokawa as seen from the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa ("Falcon" in English) when the spacecraft was about 70 meters from the surface. The part I found fun was that the craft's shadow is plainly visible on the asteroid's surface. More details in tomorrow's issue of News but here's the picture: http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/j/snews/2005/image/1112_itokawa.jpg Patrick