Japan's spacecraft “Hayabusa 2” capsule will be returned to Earth on December 6th, July 14th, 10:29
It was discovered that the Japanese probe "Hayabusa 2", which successfully landed on the asteroid twice, will return the capsule to the earth on December 6th.
The Japanese asteroid explorer "Hayabusa 2" landed twice on the asteroid "Ryugu" and challenged to collect the sand and rock fragments on the surface, then left "Ryugu" in November last year, aiming for the earth Continued to fly.
According to the people involved, it was planned for December 6 that Hayabusa2 will approach the Earth and drop a capsule that seems to contain asteroid sand etc. into the Australian desert this year. It was
JAXA has completed the formation of a team centered on domestic researchers to collect capsules and analyze rock fragments, etc.As soon as the capsule returns to the earth, it will analyze whether there are organic matter related to life It has become.
Also, "Hayabusa 2" will continue exploration towards another asteroid after dropping the capsule to the earth, and JAXA is proceeding with the selection of the next target asteroid.