Satellites and Spacecraft > Lunar and Planetary Exploration Spacecraft > Asteroid Explorer "Hayabusa2"
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The Asteroid Explorer Hayabusa2 is the successor to Hayabusa (MUSES-C). Its mission is to explore one of the C-type asteroids in the universe, retrieve materials and bring them to Earth. The rock of C-type asteroids is considered to contain organic matter and water. Hayabusa2 explores the mystery of the origin of the sea water and the life on the earth in addition to the mystery of the earth’s formation.