Hayabusa2 returns asteroid samples to Earth
Posted: Sat, Dec 12, 2020, 9:27 AM ET (1427 GMT)
Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft returned samples of an asteroid to Earth on Dec. 5. The spacecraft's sample return canister landed in the Woomera Prohibited Area of South Australia around 1 pm EST (1800 GMT), and was recovered within two hours. The capsule, carrying material that Hayabusa2 collected from the asteroid Ryugu, separated from the spacecraft a day earlier. Hayabusa2 flew by Earth as the sample canister reentered, and will go on to an extended mission to visit the asteroid 1998 KY26 in 2031.
Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft returned samples of an asteroid to Earth on Dec. 5. The spacecraft's sample return canister landed in the Woomera Prohibited Area of South Australia around 1 pm EST (1800 GMT), and was recovered within two hours. The capsule, carrying material that Hayabusa2 collected from the asteroid Ryugu, separated from the spacecraft a day earlier. Hayabusa2 flew by Earth as the sample canister reentered, and will go on to an extended mission to visit the asteroid 1998 KY26 in 2031.
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