Concerning the Magnetic Properties of Asteroid (162173) Ryugu: Observations and Results From the Magnetometer Experiment Onboard the Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout (MASCOT) as Part of the Hayabusa 2 Mission


Karl-Heinz Glassmeier1, David Hercik1, Hans Ulrich Auster2, Jurgen Blum1, Masaki Fujimoto3, Carsten Güttler4, Andreas Hoerdt1, Ekkehard Kuhrt5, Uwe M Motschmann6, Ingo Richter2 and Benjamin P Weiss7, (1)Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, (2)TU Braunschweig, Institute of Geophysics and Extraterrestrial Physics, Braunschweig, Germany, (3)JAXA, Sgamihara, Japan, (4)Max-Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Goettingen, Germany, (5)DLR, Berlin, Germany, (6)Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Braunschweig, Germany, (7)MIT, Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Cambridge, United States