This photograph, released by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JXA), shows black sand grains (R) collected from the Aster Rid Ryugu.
The discovery of black sandy dust in a capsule brought to Earth by a Japanese space probe is from a distant asteroid Ryugu, scientists have confirmed after scientists opened it on Monday.
The discovery came a week after the Hayabusa-2 probe landed on its capsule, which entered the atmosphere in a string of light before landing in the Australian Australian Desert and then moved to Japan.
The Japanese Space Agency (JXA) released a picture of a small deposit of sooty material inside a metal box – the first glimpse of the results of an unprecedented six-year mission to investigate unmanned aerial vehicles.
Dust was found in the outer shell of the capsule, agency officials said, adding that more significant samples were expected to be found when the inner container was opened, a delicate task.
JXA has confirmed that samples taken from the asteroid Ryugu are inside the sample container, the agency said.
“We were able to confirm black, sand-like particles that are believed to have been taken from the planet Rayugu.”
Hibusa-2 traveled about 300 million kilometers (200 million miles) from Earth to collect samples, which scientists hope will help shed light on the origin of life and the formation of the universe.
The probe collected both surface dust and antique material from beneath the surface that caused a stir by running an “effect” into the asteroid.
“We will continue our work to open the sample-catcher in the sample container. Extraction of the sample and its analysis will be carried out,” JXA said.
Half of the samples of Hibusa-2 were sent to JXA, U.S. The space agency will be shared between NASA and other international organizations, and the rest are reserved for future studies as they advance in analytical technology.
But work has not been completed for the investigation, which will now begin an expanded mission targeting two new asteroids.
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20 2020 AFP
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