بالصور.. مسبار فضاء ياباني يهبط على مذنب لجمع معلومات

أكدت وكالة الفضاء اليابانية يوم الجمعة هبوط مسبار الفضاء (هايابوسا2) على مذنب يبعد أكثر من 300 مليون كيلومتر عن الأرض

أكدت وكالة الفضاء اليابانية يوم الجمعة هبوط مسبار الفضاء (هايابوسا2) على مذنب يبعد أكثر من 300 مليون كيلومتر عن الأرض في مهمة تهدف لجمع معلومات عن نشأة الحياة.

وهبط المسبار على المذنب (ريوجو) الذي يبلغ قطره نحو 900 متر بعد إرجاء أول محاولة في أكتوبر تشرين الأول بسبب صعوبة تحديد نقطة للهبوط على السطح الصخري للمذنب.

وقالت وكالة الفضاء اليابانية يوم الجمعة إن المسبار أطلق مقذوفا صغيرا على سطح المذنب لجمع جسيمات يأمل العلماء أن يعيدها المسبار إلى الأرض لتحليلها.

وقال مدير المشروع يويتشي تسودا في مؤتمر صحفي “ربما نكون تسببنا في بعض القلق بسبب التأجيل لكننا مضينا في خطتنا دون أخطاء على مدى الشهور الأربعة الماضية لتحقيق هبوط ناجح”.

وهذه هي ثاني مركبة فضاء يابانية تهبط على مذنب بعد هبوط المسبار هايابوسا على سطح مذنب إيتوكاوا القريب من الأرض في عام 2005. وكان أول مسبار يجلب ترابا من أحد الكويكبات للأرض برغم أن الكمية لم تكن كبيرة مثلما كان مرجوا.

ويعتقد أن المذنبات تشكلت في بداية النظام الشمسي ويقول العلماء إن ريوجو ربما يحتوي على مواد عضوية ساهمت في الحياة على الأرض.

ووفقا لخطة وكالة الفضاء من المقرر أن يلامس (هايابوسا2) سطح المذنب ويرتفع ما يصل إلى ثلاث مرات.

وانطلق المسبار في ديسمبر كانون الأول عام 2014 ومن المنتظر أن يعود للأرض في نهاية عام 2020.

Shadows: JAXA provided live updates as Hayabusa-2 descended to the surface of Ryugu (pictured). The probe successfully touched down on the surface Thursday night in a historic attempt to collect a sample and return it to Earth

The process revealed: In a livestream leading up to the historic accomplishment, JAXA shared a graphic detailing exactly how Hayabusa would descend to Ryugu and scoop up its sample

Incredible: An  artist's impression made available by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency shows Hayabusa2 sending signals back to Earth showing it has landed on the Ryugu asteroid

Success! Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency  and Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) personnel reacting after they received confirmation that JAXA's Hayabusa2 space probe landed on the Ryugu asteroid; in Sagamihara, Japan

Emotionally-charged scenes: Researchers and employees celebrate in a control room of the Hayabusa2 mission in Sagamihara, Japan, after the touchdown of the probe on the Ryugu asteroid, which took place on Thursday 

Jubilant: This image shows Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Institute of Space and Astronautical Science personnel reacting after they received confirmation that their mission was successful

How it would've looked: An artist's detailed impression of the historic spacecraft approaching the fast-travelling meteor, before it fired a metal object into it at 300 meters per secondThe moment of truth: A computer graphic handout image shows Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Hayabusa 2 probe arriving at asteroid Ryugu and honing-in on the minor planet

What truths will be revealed by the landmark mission? It is hoped that the probe could provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on Earth. The red arrow shows the target  on the surface

Progress:  Hayabusa-2 can be seen approaching the epic asteroid, leaving a shadow of itself on the surface of the minor planet, which has been the focus of JAXA's focus for several months 

This computer graphic image provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency  shows the Japanese unmanned spacecraft Hayabusa2 approaching on the  Ryugu

Press briefing: Associate Prof. Yuichi Tsuda of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency speaks about the touchdown by the Hayabusa2 near a model of the Japanese spacecraft, rear, during a press conference in Sagamihara, near Tokyo, Friday

Backstory: This computer graphic image provided by JAXA shows two drum-shaped and solar-powered Minerva-II-1 rovers on an asteroid, in a research effort that may provide clues to the origin of the solar system

Ryugu belongs to a primitive type of space rock known as a C-type,a relic left over from the early days of our Solar System meaning that it could provide insight to experts on the birth of our galaxy. Staff of the Hayabusa2 Project watch monitors for a safety check at the JAXA control room in Tokyo.

Watching with bated breath: Researchers and employees work in a control room to operate the Hayabusa2 mission in Sagamihara, as they assess the spacecraft's activity

Tokyo story: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) associate professor Yuichi Tsuda holds a banner reading 'success' in front of an image of the Hayabusa 2 space probe's landing on the Ryugu asteroid, 340 million kilometers from Earth

Close-ups: Japan's Hayabusa 2 snaps stunning close-up photos revealing the surface of the of dice-shaped asteroid Ryugu, which measures 2,854-foot-wide and is largely comprised of soil and rock 

Explained: Yuichi Tsuda, project engineer of the Hayabusa2 mission points at an image showing the surface of the asteroid Ryugu before touchdown by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft during a press conference in Sagamihara

Strike a pose: The dedicated team of staff join together for a photo opportunity after their probe travelled 300 million kilometres from the Earth for clues about the origin of life and the solar system

Lift-off: This file photo taken on December 3, 2014 shows Japan's H-IIA rocket lifting off from the launch pad of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Tanegashima Space Center at Tanegashima island in Kagaoshima prefecture, on Japan's southern island of Kyushu, carrying the Hayabusa2 space probe

Source: Tamol.om

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