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Rocks from an asteroid set for delivery to Earth – Yahoo News Australia
A Japanese spacecraft is set to deliver its precious sample cache to the Australian outback.
Hayabusa 2
A Japanese spacecraft is about to deliver to Earth the first large sample of rock and soil from an asteroid.
The Hayabusa-2 probe will release its precious sample cache, which is expected to parachute down to a safe landing in the Australian outback.
It grabbed the cosmic treasure trove last year from Ryugu, an asteroid regarded as a particularly primitive relic from the early Solar System.
Studying the rocks could provide insights into how life itself began.
The operation should begin…
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