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Japan’s Hayabusa2 is saying goodbye to asteroid Ryugu: After a year-and-a-half of analysis, the spacecraft and its asteroid samples are heading back to our planet.
Hayabusa2 departed from the asteroid on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 10:05 a.m. Japan time, according to a tweet from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
「さよならリュウグウ」Goodbye Ryugu After the applause, Project Manager Tsuda murmured a goodbye that sounded both affectionate and a touch lonely.
— HAYABUSA2@JAXA (@haya2e_jaxa) November 13, 2019Asteroid Ryugu captured with the Optical Navigation Camera – Telescopic (ONC-T) immediately after departure.
pic.twitter.com/QC18B1u1re — HAYABUSA2@JAXA (@haya2e_jaxa) November 13, 2019In August, the Hayabusa2 packed up its space rock cargo to prepare for the return journey to Earth.