Hayabusa2
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Hayabusa2 was launched on 3 December 2014 and rendezvoused in space with near-Earth asteroid 162173 Ryugu on 27 June 2018.[2] It surveyed the asteroid for a year and a half and took samples. It left the asteroid in November 2019 and returned the samples to Earth on 5 December 2020.[3][4][5][6]
Hayabusa2 Media
Hayabusa2 mission overview animation
.Animation of Hayabusa2 orbit
Hayabusa2 instrument inventory
Artistic rendering of Hayabusa collecting a surface sample.
Animation illustrating SCI deployment and subsequent sampling from the resulting crater.
The touchdown on and sampling of Ryugu on 11 July
Replica of Hayabusa's sample-return capsule (SRC) used for re-entry. Hayabusa2's capsule is of the same size, measuring 40 cm (16 in) in diameter and using a parachute for touchdown.
One of the facility-to-facility transfer containers (FFTC) of Hayabusa2 returned samples given to NASA by JAXA.
Animation of Hayabusa2 orbit – extended mission Hayabusa2 · 162173 Ryugu · Earth · Sun · 2001 CC21 · 1998 KY26
References
- ↑ Wendy Zukerman (18 August 2010). "Hayabusa2 will seek the origins of life in space". New Scientist. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ↑ Clark, Stephen (28 June 2018). Japanese spacecraft reaches asteroid after three-and-a-half-year journey. Spaceflight Now. https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/06/28/japanese-spacecraft-reaches-asteroid-after-three-and-a-half-year-journey/. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ↑ Farewell, Ryugu! Japan's Hayabusa2 Probe Leaves Asteroid for Journey Home. 2019-11-13. https://www.space.com/hayabusa2-spacecraft-leaves-asteroid-ryugu.html.
- ↑ Rincon, Paul (2020-12-05). Asteroid capsule located in Australian desert. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55201662. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ↑ Chang, Kenneth (5 December 2020). Japan's Journey to an Asteroid Ends With a Hunt in Australia's Outback - The Hayabusa2 mission has cemented Japan's pioneering role in exploring the Solar System.. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/05/science/japan-asteroid-hayabusa2-woomera.html. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ↑ Rincon, Paul (6 December 2020). "Hayabusa-2: Capsule with asteroid samples in 'perfect' shape". BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55201662. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
