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Scientists prepare to collect asteroid sand sample – NHK WORLD
Scientists are making final preparations to retrieve a capsule from a Japanese space probe that went to collect sand from an asteroid.
Scientists are making final preparations to retrieve a capsule from a Japanese space probe that went to collect sand from an asteroid.
Japan’s space agency, JAXA, launched Hayabusa2 in 2014. It has twice landed on an asteroid called Ryugu about 340 million kilometers from Earth.
As of Monday morning, the probe was moving at about four kilometers per second, roughly 2.3 million kilometers from home.
Scientists plan to make a final course adjustment on Tuesday. On December 5, Hayabusa2 is scheduled…
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