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The surface of the asteroid Ryugu taken by Hayabusa-2 (lemmy.world)
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[–] 34 points 6 months ago (1 child)

I'm just thinking about all the technical challenges to land a flying metal cereal box on a moving asteroid...

Man, this rocks.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    It just took a collection of bombs and careful aiming. We as a species are really good at throwing things pretty accurately and at messing with controlling fire

    I kid, it's awesome we were able to make it happen and the wealth of knowledge gained by doing it

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