Japan's Hayabusa probe returned to Earth on 13 June 2010, breaking apart in a bright streak over the...
After a crippled seven-year journey Japan's Hayabusa probe limped home in 2010 and burned up in the sky over Australia, but not before releasing the first asteroid samples ever returned to Earth.
Japan's Hayabusa probe returned to Earth on 13 June 2010, breaking apart in a bright streak over the Woomera Test Range in South Australia.
Author: Space Daily
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