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After returning from an asteroid, what happens to the space capsule that landed in SA’s outback?
After a six-year mission involving distances of more than 5.2 billion kilometres, a Japanese space capsule fell to Earth in a blaze of light over the South Australian outback on Sunday.
The mission’s aim was to deliver samples from a distant asteroid to provide clues about the origin of the solar system and life on our planet.
The capsule is thought to be carrying the first sub-surface sample ever to be recovered from an asteroid in space.
The successful return of the Hayabusa2 capsule has been a cause for celebration among scientists.
But those eagerly wanting to know what’s contained inside will have to wait a little longer…
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