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, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Cambridge, United States