An artificial impact on the asteroid (162173) Ryugu formed a crater in the gravity-dominated regime

Masahiko Arakawa; Yukio Yamamoto; Hiroshi IMAMURA; Kazuo Yoshioka; Toshihiko Kadono; Martin Jutzi; Shingo Kameda; Yuichi Tsuda; Yuri Shimaki; Shinichi Kimura; Sei‐ichiro Watanabe; Hirotaka Sawada; Masahiko Hayakawa; Tomohiro Yamaguchi; Yuto Takei; Yuichiro Cho; Patrick Michel; Naoya Sakatani; Makoto Yoshikawa; Y. Yokota; Atsushi Fujii; Seiji Sugita; Naoko Ogawa; Rie Honda; Manabu Yamada; K. Shirai; Fuyuto Terui; Go Ono; Takanao Saiki; Satoru Nakazawa; Chikatoshi Honda; Kent Yoshikawa; Koji Wada; Hiroshi Takeuchi; Shota Kikuchi; Toru Kouyama; H. Hayakawa; Tomokatsu Morota; Kazunori Ogawa; Y. Takagi; T. Takahashi; Yuya Mimasu; Hajime Yano; Chisato Okamoto; Satoshi Tanaka; Tomoaki Toda; M. Matsuoka; Eri Tatsumi; Y. Iijima; Ko Ishibashi

doi:10.1126/science.aaz1701

An artificial impact on the asteroid (162173) Ryugu formed a crater in the gravity-dominated regime

Masahiko Arakawa(Kobe University), Yukio Yamamoto(The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI), Hiroshi IMAMURA(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Kazuo Yoshioka(The University of Tokyo), Toshihiko Kadono(The University of Osaka), Martin Jutzi(University of Bern), Shingo Kameda(Rikkyo University), Yuichi Tsuda(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Yuri Shimaki(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Shinichi Kimura(Tokyo University of Science), Sei‐ichiro Watanabe(Planetary Science Institute), Hirotaka Sawada(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Masahiko Hayakawa(Astellas Pharma (Japan)), Tomohiro Yamaguchi(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Yuto Takei(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Yuichiro Cho(Planetary Science Institute), Patrick Michel(University of Tübingen), Naoya Sakatani(Rikkyo University), Makoto Yoshikawa(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Y. Yokota(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Atsushi Fujii(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Seiji Sugita(Planetary Science Institute), Naoko Ogawa(RIKEN Center for Brain Science), Rie Honda(Kōchi University), Manabu Yamada(Hitachi (Japan)), K. Shirai(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Fuyuto Terui(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Go Ono(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Takanao Saiki(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Satoru Nakazawa(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Chikatoshi Honda(University of Aizu), Kent Yoshikawa(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Koji Wada(Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry), Hiroshi Takeuchi(The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI), Shota Kikuchi(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Toru Kouyama(National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology), H. Hayakawa(Institute of Space and Astronautical Science), Tomokatsu Morota(Planetary Science Institute), Kazunori Ogawa(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Y. Takagi(Tohoku University), T. Takahashi(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Yuya Mimasu(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Hajime Yano(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Chisato Okamoto(Kobe University), Satoshi Tanaka(The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI), Tomoaki Toda(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), M. Matsuoka(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Eri Tatsumi(Planetary Science Institute), Y. Iijima(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Ko Ishibashi

Science

March 19, 2020

10.1126/science.aaz1701

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