Posted: Feb 07, 2019 2:08 pm
Japan's Hayabusa2 probe to land on asteroid on Feb 22
by Staff Writers
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 6, 2019
A Japanese probe sent to examine an asteroid in order to shed light on the origins of the solar system is expected to land on the rock later this month, officials said Wednesday.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said the Hayabusa2 probe is expected to touch down on the Ryugu asteroid at 8am local time on February 22.
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