March 22, 2017
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Author/Origin: Ames SpaceShopRelevant Mission: Asteroid and Comet Watch The radar data images of asteroid Toutatis indicate that it is an elongated, irregularly shaped object with ridges and perhaps craters. Along with shape detail, scientists are also seeing some interesting bright glints that could be surface boulders. Toutatis has a very slow, tumbling rotational state. The asteroid rotates about its long axis every 5.4 days and precesses (changes the orientation of its rotational axis) like a wobbling, badly thrown football, every 7.4 days. https://nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov/detail/toutatis
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