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REMINDER<br>
--------<br><br>The CFA Colloquium will be held today in the Phillips Auditorium at 4 pm<br>(3:30 pm for tea and cookies).<br><br><br>SPEAKER: Faith Vilas (MMT Observatory)<br><br>TITLE: Probing Near-Earth Asteroid Characteristics: The Japanese
<br>Hayabusa Mission to Asteroid 25143 Itokawa<br><br>ABSTRACT:<br><br>During the fall of 2005, the Japanese Hayabusa spacecraft was stationed<br>near the near-Earth asteroid 25143 Itokawa, studying the attributes of<br>the asteroid and attempting to obtain a sample of the surface material.
<br>The orbiter was equipped with visible/near-infrared imaging camera,<br>infrared spectrometer, x-ray fluorescence detector and lidar. Multiple<br>approaches and sampling attempts were made, during which the spacecraft<br>
was damaged. Remarkably, Hayabusa is still making its way back to the<br>Earth. The Hayabusa mission and characteristics of the NEA Itokawa will<br>be discussed.<br><br>------------------------------------------------------------------------
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