Space: Hayabusa2 — a Japanese space probe — landed on asteroid…

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Did you know? Hayabusa2 — a Japanese space probe — landed on asteroid Ryugu in 2018, fired a 5g copper bullet into the surface to lift debris, captured it, and brought 5.4 grams of material back to Earth in December 2020. It was the world's first asteroid sample with a complete in-out mission.

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Hayabusa2 — a Japanese space probe — landed on asteroid Ryugu in 2018, fired a 5g copper bullet into the surface to lift debris, captured it, and brought 5.4 grams of material back to Earth in December 2020. It was the world's first asteroid sample with a complete in-out mission.

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