Landing of Japan's Hayabusa2 probe on asteroid

Landing of Japan's Hayabusa2 probe on asteroid

People gather in Sagamihara, near Tokyo, on Feb. 22, 2019, for a public viewing event dedicated to Japan's Hayabusa2 space probe which successfully landed on the Ryugu asteroid, 340 million kilometers from Earth, the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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