Japanese Probe Drops Shoe-Box Size Lander on Asteroid
Description
The Hayabusa-2 spacecraft deployed the Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout (MASCOT) to land on Asteroid Ryugu. Imagery of the descent of Hayabusa2 and Mascot towards the space rock have been compiled here. -- Successful landing!: https://www.space.com/42003-hayabusa2-drops-mascot-lander-on-asteroid-ryugu.html
Credit: Space.com / footage/animation courtesy JAXA & DLR / produced and edited by Steve Spaleta http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta
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