日本宇宙飞船完成小行星着陆

日本宇宙飞船完成小行星着陆

Japan's space agency says data transmitted from the Hayabusa2 spacecraft indicated it successfully landed on a distant asteroid to complete its mission of collecting underground samples in hopes of finding clues to the origin of the solar system.

日本航天局说，“隼鸟二号”宇宙飞船传回的数据显示，它成功地降落在一颗遥远的小行星上，完成了收集地下样本的任务，有望找到太阳系起源的线索。

Source: Associated Press

Hayabusa2 had created itself a landing crater earlier. Thursday's mission was to land inside that crater to collect scattered samples that scientists believe contain more valuable scientific data.

早在此之前，隼鸟2号就已经形成了一个着陆坑。周四的任务是在陨石坑内着陆，收集散落的样本，科学家们认为这些样本含有更有价值的科学数据。

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said it has confirmed data showing Hayabusa2 touched down and rose safely. JAXA is analyzing further details.

日本宇宙航空研究开发机构(JAXA)表示，已证实有数据显示“隼鸟二号”着陆并安全升空。JAXA正在分析进一步的细节。

Source: Associated Press

The asteroid, named Ryugu after an undersea dragon palace in a Japanese folktale, is about 300 million kilometres from Earth.

这颗小行星，以日本民间传说中的海底龙宫命名，距地球约3亿公里。