Hayabusa2
LocationSpace (returned)
Year2014
Size5 m span
TypeSample return
About Hayabusa2
Collected samples from asteroid Ryugu. Returned 5.4 grams of material to Earth in 2020. Fired a copper impactor into the asteroid to expose subsurface material. Now on an extended mission to two more asteroids. The samples contain amino acids.
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