Japan's Hayabusa2 Probe Sets Record with Closest Asteroid Flyby
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Japan's Hayabusa2 probe conducted the closest-ever flyby of an asteroid on July 5, approaching within 400 meters of Torifune's surface at a speed of over 18,000 kilometers per hour. The mission demonstrated technologies for future asteroid deflection and resulted in rare, close-up images of the asteroid.
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