Tiny Space probe lands in the Australian Outback
August 13th 2010 00:06
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Re-entery the dot to the right of the image is the capsule
Recently the remote Australian region of Woomera the former rocket test site was the final destination of a small Japanese space probe, after a seven-year mission to asteroid 25143 Itokowa.
Recovery team
The 16-inch-wide (40-cm) capsule was transported to the Sagamihara research facility for further study. The team are examining tiny fragments of the asteroid these fragments are tiny dust particles. The only problem is are the dust particles form the asteroid or from the landing site in Australia.?
Are these fragments form asteroid Itokowa?
It will take a few more months of testing to rule out any contamination. The tiny space craft did touch down briefly on the surface of the asteroid and it is the belief that the samples returned to earth are form Itokowa.
Images courtesy of JAXA/NASA
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