22-02-2019, 01:51 PM
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Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully lands on asteroid Ryugu
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Originally Posted by cnet
JAXA's Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully landed on the potentially-hazardous asteroid Ryugu just before 3 p.m. PT on Feb. 22 to a spattering of applause and high-fives.
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Originally Posted by cnet
Notably, Hayabusa2 is fitted with more than one bullet -- it's actually a three-chambered space-gun! That gives Hayabusa2 another two chances to kick up more debris from Ryugu and potentially grab even more samples. Ryugu is expected to return to Earth in 2020.
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Story and video here :-
https://www.cnet.com/news/japans-hay...steroid-ryugu/
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