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Sample-return capsule

Hayabusa2 Sample-Return Capsule

The reentry capsule that returned Hayabusa2's 5.4 g of Ryugu material, recovered in the Australian desert while the spacecraft continued on to an extended mission.

Type
Sample-return capsule
Domain
Scientific connections
Connections
1

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Sample-return capsule scientific profile

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Evidence graphScientific mapOriginal SVGSource trail
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    Measure

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    Locate

    Part of mission Hayabusa2.

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Object type
Sample-return capsule
Graph relations
1
Verified sources
1
Image records
0
Domain
Scientific connections
Status
Graph entity

Scientific map

Atlas context

Hayabusa2 Sample-Return C...coordinate fields shown only when available
  • Part of mission

    Hayabusa2

Original SVG diagram

Scientific schematic

Optical pathCollected lightFocal plane / instrumentSample-return capsule
Object class
Sample-return capsule
Catalog numbers
Not recorded
Graph relations
1
Sources
1
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space mission

Hayabusa2

Hayabusa2 collected surface and subsurface samples of the asteroid Ryugu and returned them to Earth.

asteroid

162173 Ryugu

A near-Earth asteroid sampled by Japan's Hayabusa2.

launch vehicle

H-IIA

A Japanese launch vehicle that flew JAXA science missions including Hayabusa2 and the Akatsuki Venus orbiter.

mission program

Hayabusa program

JAXA's asteroid sample-return program; Hayabusa and Hayabusa2 returned samples from asteroids Itokawa and Ryugu.

mission class

Impactor Mission

A spacecraft (or a released projectile) that deliberately strikes a small body — to excavate subsurface material (Deep Impact) or to deflect it (DART).

organization

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)

JAXA is Japan's national space agency, responsible for the country's aerospace research, satellite operations, and human spaceflight contributions including the Kibo module on the International Space Station.

Data

Scientific data & provenance

Data & provenance

Stable ID
sample_return_capsule:hayabusa2-src
Type
Sample-return capsule
Domain
Scientific connections
Relationships
1
Graph version
1.0.0

Dataset membership

Open data

In the graph export: graph.json · graph.jsonld

Planned API: GET /api/v0/entities/sample_return_capsule:hayabusa2-src

Scientific quality

Partial
Unreviewed1 sourcev1.0.0

1 of 4 applicable dimensions complete, 2 partial

Description
Complete
Source coverage
Partial
Relationship coverage
Partial
Review coverage
None
Citation coverage
Not applicable
Image coverage
Not applicable
Timeline coverage
Not applicable

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Sources & references

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • JAXAJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency

    Japanese missions (Hayabusa, Akatsuki) and space science.