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[Press Release] Confirmation of samples collected at the first touchdown of the asteroid Ryugu by the asteroid explorer "Hayabusa2"
A sample originating from the asteroid Ryugu was found in the sample container of the Hayabusa2 re-entry capsule recovered by Mr. Shogo Tachibana, Mr. Takashi Okazaki, and other members of the analysis team. The recovered sample will be analyzed by the analysis team members in the summer of 2021. For more information, access this page.
https://www.jaxa.jp/press/2020/12/20201215-3_j.html
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