(The Gist of Science Reporter) Hayabusa 2 Performs Second Touchdown on Asteroid

Hayabusa 2 Performs Second Touchdown on Asteroid

• Japan’s Hayabusa 2 on 11 July 2019 performed a successful touchdown on Ryugu asteroid which is nearly 300 million km away from the Earth to collect samples from beneath the surface which can give insights into the solar system as it was at the time of its birth some 4.6 billion years ago.
• The brief landing on 11 July was the second time the spacecraft touched down on the asteroid.
• The first touchdown was in February, during which Hayabusa 2 briefly landed on the asteroid and fired a bullet into the surface to puff up dust for sample collection.
• The touchdown is the last major part of the mission and astronomers hope to understand more about the history of the solar system and the origin of life on Earth as well.

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