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Watch Japan's asteroid probe fire a bullet into a space rock(1/2)

2019-03-07 15:19:39 Ecns.cn Editor :Li Yan

$Japan\'s space agency released on March 6, 2019 an incredible video showing that its Hayabusa 2 probe dipped down, close to the surface of the asteroid known as Ryugu, fired a projectile at its surface, snatched some sample material, and then gently drifted back into its original position. (Photo/Agencies)$

Japan's space agency released on March 6, 2019 an incredible video showing that its Hayabusa 2 probe dipped down, close to the surface of the asteroid known as Ryugu, fired a projectile at its surface, snatched some sample material, and then gently drifted back into its original position. (Photo/Agencies)

$Japan\'s space agency released on March 6, 2019 an incredible video showing that its Hayabusa 2 probe dipped down, close to the surface of the asteroid known as Ryugu, fired a projectile at its surface, snatched some sample material, and then gently drifted back into its original position. (Photo/Agencies)$

Japan's space agency released on March 6, 2019 an incredible video showing that its Hayabusa 2 probe dipped down, close to the surface of the asteroid known as Ryugu, fired a projectile at its surface, snatched some sample material, and then gently drifted back into its original position. (Photo/Agencies)