Japanese probe to make new asteroid landing attempt (AFP)
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The Itokawa asteroid and its surface (R). A Japanese spacecraft will make another attempt to touch down on the asteroid to collect the first samples from such a celestial body, a task one expert said was like landing a jumbo jet in the Grand Canyon(AFP/JAXA/Jiji)
AFP - A Japanese spacecraft will make another attempt to touch down on an asteroid to collect the first samples from such a celestial body, a task one expert said was like landing a jumbo jet in the Grand Canyon. |
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