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Old 23-09-2018, 06:20 PM
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Japan lands two rovers on asteroids surface.

Japan has landed two rovers on a 1Km wide asteroid 280 Million Km from Earth to collect samples and data.

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-2...eroid/10295992
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Old 23-09-2018, 10:18 PM
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Good short article.

I was surprised that the asteroid (1km wide) has boulders on the surface.
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That's unreal hey? The ultimate RC toys.
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and samples are due back on Earth in 2020..... that is pretty cool...
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