Toutatis

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The radar data images of asteroid Toutatis reveal an elongated, irregularly shaped object with ridges and possibly craters on its surface. Scientists are also detecting 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 like a wobbling football, changing the orientation of its rotational axis every 7.4 days.