I-Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) ibike ukuthi kube yimpumelelo ukuqhunyiswa kwendiza esemkhathini iRyugu ngoLwesihlanu.
Inhloso yokuqhuma, okwenziwa ngosizo lwebhulokhi ekhethekile, okuyi-projectile yethusi enesisindo esingu-2 kg ngeziqhumane, eyathunyelwa isuka esiteshini esizenzakalelayo se-Hayabusa-2, kwakuwukwakha i-crater eyindilinga. Ngaphansi kwayo, ososayensi baseJapane bahlela ukuqoqa amasampula edwala anganikeza ukuqonda ngokwakhiwa kwesimiso sonozungezilanga.
Ezimweni zokudonsela phansi okuphansi kakhulu kwe-asteroid ngemva kokuqhuma, kuzophakama ipayipi elikhulu lothuli namatshe. Emasontweni ambalwa kamuva, lapho isizinzile, i-probe izohlala ku-asteroid ngoMeyi ukuze iqoqe amasampula omhlabathi endaweni ye-crater eyakhiwe.
IHayabusa 2 mission yaqala ngo-2014. Ososayensi baseJapan babeke umsebenzi wokuyisebenzisa ukuze bathole amasampula enhlabathi ye-asteroid yekilasi C, ububanzi bayo obungaphansi kancane kwekhilomitha, okuzothi ngemuva kwalokho zilethwe eMhlabeni ukuze kuhlaziywe kabanzi. Njengoba bekulindelekile, uphenyo lwe-Hayabusa-2 luzobuyela eMhlabeni namasampula omhlabathi ekupheleni kuka-2019. Ukufika kwe-"Hayabusa-2", ngokohlelo, kuzokwenzeka ekupheleni konyaka ozayo.
Source: 3dnews.ru