Friday, February 22, 2019

Hayabusa2 Finally Grabs Rock Samples from the Surface of Asteroid Ryugu!

Hayabusa2's shadow is visible on Ryugu's surface as the spacecraft descended towards the asteroid to collect its first rock samples...on February 21, 2019 (Pacific Time).
JAXA

Hayabusa2 Latest Status, the Successful First Touchdown (Press Release)

The National Research and Development Agency's Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) executed the asteroid explorer Hayabusa2 operation to touch down on the surface of the target asteroid Ryugu for sample retrieval.

Data analysis from Hayabusa2 confirms that the sequence of operation proceeded, including shooting a projectile into the asteroid to collect its sample material. The Hayabusa2 spacecraft is in nominal state. This marks the Hayabusa2's successful touchdown on Ryugu.

Source: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

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Hayabusa2's shadow is visible on Ryugu's surface as the spacecraft began its ascent after collecting its first rock samples from the asteroid...on February 21, 2019 (Pacific Time).
JAXA
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