Hayabusa2
A JAXA asteroid sample-return probe launched in 2014 that arrived at the asteroid Ryugu in 2018 and successfully returned to Earth in 2020 with approximately 5.4 grams of samples. The mission demonstrated key technologies including contact sampling, sealed sample containment, deep-space autonomous navigation and ion propulsion.
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The sampling technology JAXA accumulated in the Hayabusa and asteroid probe missions will provide important lessons for the Phobos sample return mission.
Hayabusa2 was launched in 2014 and reached the asteroid Ryugu in 2018; it used an impactor to create an artificial crater and collect subsurface material, and successfully returned to Earth in 2020 with about 5.4 grams of sample.
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The sampling technology JAXA accumulated in the Hayabusa and asteroid probe missions will provide important lessons for the Phobos sample return mission.
50%UnverifiedHayabusa2 was launched in 2014 and reached the asteroid Ryugu in 2018; it used an impactor to create an artificial crater and collect subsurface material, and successfully returned to Earth in 2020 with about 5.4 grams of sample.
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