It’s a lander bonanza on the asteroid Ryugu. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Hayabusa 2 spacecraft has just dropped off its third lander on the surface of the asteroid.
The Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout (MASCOT) lander is the largest of four that Hayabusa 2 will be deploying on Ryugu over the course of its mission. It is a box about 30 centimetres across and 20 centimetres tall, weighing …
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