Japan Brings home the Dust!

kennyc · 11-16-2010, 10:19 AM

TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese space probe that ended a seven-year voyage earlier this year brought back dust from the surface of an asteroid for the first time, Japan's space agency said on Tuesday.

Scientists hope the particles will help unlock secrets of the solar system's formation.....

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=12158690

ardeegee · 11-16-2010, 11:20 AM

Likely to be an LL chondrite. You can get a similar sample here, only a bit less fresh and oh, maybe 10 orders of magnitude cheaper.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/...na018000c.html

11-16-2010, 10:19 AM	#1
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,891 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Japan Brings home the Dust! TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese space probe that ended a seven-year voyage earlier this year brought back dust from the surface of an asteroid for the first time, Japan's space agency said on Tuesday. Scientists hope the particles will help unlock secrets of the solar system's formation..... http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=12158690

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11-16-2010, 11:20 AM	#2
ardeegee Maratus speciosus butt Posts: 3,292 Karma: 1162698 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-350	Likely to be an LL chondrite. You can get a similar sample here, only a bit less fresh and oh, maybe 10 orders of magnitude cheaper. http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/...na018000c.html

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