Haibusa 2 capsules that landed in the desert of South The Australia.Credit: AP / Shutterstock c
Japan’s mission to bring asteroid dust back to Earth has been successful. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JXA) confirmed on December 14 that a capsule of the spacecraft Haibusa 2, which landed in the Australian Australian Desert last week, contained black grains from the planet Rayugu.
In Sagamihara, Yuchi Susuda, project manager of the mission at JXA, says, “Sample confirmation is a very important goal for us and for Jaxa.”
JX said in a statement that they observe sandy material at the entrance to the storage chamber, but have yet to enter to see if there is more eclipse dust being released. This is only the second time that scientists have returned material from a planet.
Ryugu samples can give researchers important insights into the early evolution of planets, and help explain the origins of water on Earth..,2.
“Samples containing precious asteroid material will provide scientists with key information about the formation of the solar system,” says Ed Cruzins, director of the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex, which helped track the spacecraft. His encounter with Raigu.
Travel of the capsule
December In early December, a bright fireball passed through the southern sky and swam across the deserts of South Australia, Australia. Scientists began a race to find the capsule that contained Rayugu’s material.
Satoru Nakazawa, deputy manager of the mission, wrote in Hume, Australia’s Woomera, “Images taken during the Hibusa 2’s landing operation convinced us that the spacecraft was collecting samples of Rayugu.” But the team can’t be convinced until they see the capsule dissolve and black dust.
About 57 hours after the capsule was located, the team delivered it back to Japan. “Swift shipment means that the samples we get from Rayugu are very pure without being contaminated by the Earth’s atmosphere, and we confirmed that there is no leakage,” says Yuichi Susuda, project manager at Softmehra’s JXA mission.
Plans for samples
Once the capsule is completely unsalted, perhaps later today, JAXA scientists will measure the mass of the material and study its composition and composition. Yoshikawa Makoto, mission manager of JXA’s Haibusa 2, says they hope to collect at least 0.1 grams of material.
About 10% of the material will be sent to NASA in December 2021, which was collected by the spacecraft OSIRIS-Rex in October-October and should reach Earth by the end of 2023. And about 40% of future scientists will be stored for investigation.
Rayugu collected specimens of Hybusa 2 for two years – a small squash-shaped asteroid, full of giant stones.3. Ryugu is a C-type, or carbon-rich, asteroid, which scientists believe is organic. Contains organic and hydrated minerals from billions of years ago.4. Samples can explain how the earth is covered with water. Scientists believe that it came from the outer regions of the solar system to the bodies of asteroids or similar planets.
Tasuda is interested in finding out whether the samples contain more complex organic matter, similar to those found on Earth. “If we find a very complex organic on Rayugu, it’s a very big discovery.”
Haibusa 2 has now begun its 11-year journey to its next destination: the fast-moving asteroid 1998 known as KY26. To reach it, the spacecraft will fly through another asteroid – 2001 CC21 and orbit the earth twice more.
