April 2013 (v1)
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Near-Earth asteroid (NEA) 162173 (1999 JU3) (hereafter 1999 JU3) is the primary target of JAXA's Hayabusa 2 mission and also a backup target of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, not only because of its accessibility but also because it would be the first C-type asteroid for exploration missions. Knowing the information about spin status, such as...
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