2020.07.14 12:03Nation

はやぶさ２、１２月６日帰還　豪州の砂漠にカプセル投下

　萩生田光一文部科学相は１４日の閣議後記者会見で、小惑星探査機「はやぶさ２」が１２月６日に地球に帰還することが決まったと発表した。はやぶさ２は、小惑星「りゅうぐう」の砂が入っているとみられるカプセルを上空で分離し、オーストラリアの砂漠地帯に投下する。（2020/07/14-12:03）

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2020.07.14 12:03Nation

(Corrected) Hayabusa2 Asteroid Probe to Return near Earth on Dec. 6

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(The 4th paragraph should have read "...reached Ryugu...," instead of as sent)
Japan's Hayabusa2 unmanned asteroid probe is set to return near Earth on Dec. 6, science minister Koichi Hagiuda said Tuesday.
   The Hayabusa2 is slated to release a capsule believed to be containing samples from the asteroid Ryugu into a desert in Australia.
   "I hope that the capsule will be collected for sure and will bring about scientific achievements that would help to unveil the mystery of the origins of the solar system and life," Hagiuda told a press conference.
   The asteroid probe was launched in 2014 and reached Ryugu in June 2018.

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