China News Service, July 15th. According to Kyodo News, the Japan Aerospace Research and Development Agency (JAXA) announced on the 14th that the Hayabusa 2 probe, which will embark on the return journey from the asteroid "Dragon Palace", will be on December 6. Return to Earth early in the morning.
Data map: On November 12, 2019, Japan's Ministry of Science and Technology Hagi said that the Hayabusa 2 probe of the Aerospace Research and Development Agency (JAXA) will depart from the asteroid "Dragon Palace" to the earth.
A sealed capsule containing rock samples collected in the asteroid "Dragon Palace" will be released closer to the earth than the moon and dropped into the desert of southern Australia. The recovered sealed cabin will be brought back to Japan within a few days.
According to reports, the project leader and Professor JAXA Yuda Tsuda said: "I saw the end of the long journey. I look forward to the day when the rock fragments of the Dragon Palace are displayed."
"Falcon 2" is currently 92 million kilometers from Earth. In September, it will be close to 37 million kilometers, and the track will be adjusted for the release of the sealed cabin.
After releasing the sealed cabin, Falcon 2 will continue to fly across the earth. In addition to tracking the sealed cabin during landing through 5 antennas, Japan will also invest in helicopters and drones to search for landing areas.
In December 2014, "Falcon Bird 2" set off from the earth; in February and July 2019, it successfully landed on the surface of "Dragon Palace" and collected rock samples. Through the analysis of the samples, it is expected to achieve the results of unraveling the formation process of the solar system and the birth of life.