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Capsule with asteroid debris lands in Australia – SHINE
A Japanese capsule carrying the world’s first asteroid subsurface samples shot across the night atmo
A Japanese capsule carrying the worlds first asteroid subsurface samples shot across the night atmosphere early on Sunday before landing in the remote Australian Outback, completing a mission to provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on Earth.
The spacecraft Hayabusa2 released the small capsule on Saturday and sent it toward Earth to deliver samples from a distant asteroid. At about 10 kilometers above ground, a parachute was opened to slow its fall and beacon signals were transmitted…
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