« Chang'e-5 Ascent Vehicle and Orbiter Rendezvous and Dock in Lunar Orbit | Main | Chang'e 5 Lunar Orbit Rendezvous, Docking, and Sample Transfer »
Sunday, December 6, 2020
CONTINUITY: Hayabusa-2 Sample Capsule Recovered in Australia
Capsule collection! The helicopter team immediately flew to the location identified by the DFS team. They searched for the fallen capsule by using radio waves and maps. Thank you very much!
— HAYABUSA2@JAXA (@haya2e_jaxa) December 6, 2020
(Collection Team M)#Hayabusa2#はやぶさ２#AsteroidExplorerHayabusa2 #HAYA2Report pic.twitter.com/KSyEbnU3Yd
Why Australia? Because Japan is a long, skinny country with little east-west extent, varied terrain, and dense vegetation. The Australian outback is a much larger target and an easier place to find the capsule when it comes down.
Posted at December 6, 2020 13:29