Japan's space probe to drop asteroid sample capsule in Australia english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 6 hours ago - 22:02 | All, JapanJapan's space agency said Thursday its Hayabusa2 space probe returning to Earth late next year will drop its capsule containing asteroid samples in Australia's southern desert.
The targeted landing area northwest of Woomera is the same location selected for the collection in 2010 of samples brought back by Japan's previous asteroid probe.
(Supplied computer graphic shows image of Hayabusa2 landing on the Ryugu asteroid.)
[Photo courtesy of JAXA]Hayabusa2 is scheduled to leave the Ryugu asteroid 250 million kilometers from Earth by December.
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