Mastodawn

Having already delivered samples of the asteroid Ryugu to Earth, Hayabusa2 will soon attempt one of the closest, riskiest space-rock flybys in spaceflight history. #asteroid #hayabusa2 #spaceexploration

https://www.space.com/astronomy/asteroids/japanese-probe-set-for-super-close-flyby-on-july-5-were-going-to-discover-another-beast-to-put-in-the-zoo-of-asteroids?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Japanese probe set for super-close flyby on July 5: 'We're going to discover another beast to put in the zoo of asteroids'

"This is one of the closest asteroid encounters ever attempted by a mission of this class."

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