Landing Site on Asteroid Ryugu Chosen for Japan’s Hayabusa2 Mission

Thursday, August 23, 2018 - 17:20 in Astronomy & Space

The Hayabusa2 spacecraft's Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout (MASCOT) lander will touch down at a site in the asteroid Ryugu's southern hemisphere dubbed MA-9, mission team members announced today (Aug. 23).

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