hayabusa 2
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Hayabusa2’s Mission To Touch Down On The Asteroid Ryugu Has Been Delayed Until 2019
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has delayed the touchdown of the main section of the Hayabusa2 probe on the asteroid Ryugu from this month until January 2019, Nature reported, after mission scientists determined that the Ryugu’s surface is rougher than expected and the landing needs more planning time.
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Fantastic New View Of Ryugu Asteroid Reveals A Distinctly Dice-Like Shape
The Hayabusa 2 spacecraft’s latest photo of the Ryugu asteroid, taken from a distance of just 40km, shows for the first time surface features such as boulders and craters, in addition to revealing the object’s unique dice-like appearance.