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JAXA shows the sub-surface samples it collected from asteroid Ryugu – Engadget

Shortly after Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe returned to Earth, JAXA showed off some of the samples it collected from asteroid Ryugu. Now, JAXA has released photos showing…

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Shortly after Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe returned to Earth, JAXA showed off some of the samples it collected from asteroid Ryugu. Those rocks came from the “A” chamber of the probe’s sample capsule, which means they were collected during the mission’s first touchdown in February 2019. Now, JAXA has released photos showing the contents of the capsule’s “C” chamber, which it opened on December 21st.
We have not yet confirmed the origin of the artificial object (人工物). A projectile was used during the…

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