Released date: Dec. 14, 2020
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Observing the bottom of the sample container from above. Black-colored grains from Ryugu can be seen at the bottom of the sample container, which is outside the chambers in the sample catcher.
Released date: Dec. 15, 2020
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The lid of chamber A in the sample catcher was opened on December 15, 2020 at around 11:10 JST, and we could confirm a sample had been collected inside. This is material gathered during the first touchdown of Hayabusa2.
Released date: Dec. 15, 2020
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Close-up of the samples in chamber A, color-corrected to allow for the orange ambient light in the curation facility.
Released date: Dec. 15, 2020
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Released date: Dec. 24, 2021
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Many particles larger than 1mm were found in both chambers A and C. It appears that the particles in chamber C are typically bigger than those in chamber A. Chamber C material was gathered during the second touchdown, which is expected to contain subsurface material ejected from the creation of the artificial crater.
Released date: Dec. 24, 2021
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Artificial material seems to be present in chamber C. The origin is under investigation, but a probable source is aluminium scraped off the spacecraft sampler horn as the projectile was fired to stir up material during touchdown.
Released date: Dec. 24, 2020
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The sample in chamber A was placed in observation containers (3 dishes in total: see figure below), and the weight measurement and optical microscope observations were started.
Released Date：Feb. 4, 2021
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The sample in chamber C was placed in observation containers (3 dishes in total: see figure below), and the weight measurement and optical microscope observations were started.
Released Date：Mar. 5, 2021
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