Hayabusa2 sample capsule reenters over South Australia

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Japan's Hayabusa2 probe dropped a capsule of asteroid Ryugu samples that blazed through the sky over South Australia as a planned fireball. JAXA recovered it in the Woomera Prohibited Area, and NASA teams filmed the entry from aircraft.

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  1. OfficialThe Results of 'Hayabusa2' Re-entry Capsule Recovery (opens in a new tab)JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) / 2020-12-06
  2. OfficialSimulations of Hayabusa2 Atmospheric Entry and Comparisons with Data from the Imaging Campaign (opens in a new tab)NASA Technical Reports Server / 2021

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