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Simulation of the re-entry into the atmosphere of a probe that separated from the Yabusa 2 spacecraft and landed a soil sample from the asteroid Ryogo in Australia. Figure: Japanese space agency JAXA

Japan has landed the Yabusa 2 soil sample from the asteroid Ryugo in Australia

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The Yabusa 2 spacecraft itself continued on its way and will meet with another asteroid in 2031
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