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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the name of the new observation robot that is launched by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in an asteroid to study the origins of the solar system?
A
MASCOT
B
RYUGU
C
HRP-4C
D
KIROBO
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -JAXA stands for Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hayabusa2 (Japanese: 2, lit. ‘Peregrine falcon 2’) is an asteroid sample-return mission operated by the Japanese state space agency JAXA. It is a successor to the Hayabusa mission, which returned asteroid samples for the first time in June 2010.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mission Highlights The Hayabusa spacecraft touches down on the surface of asteroid Itokawa, marking only the second time in history that a spacecraft has descended to the surface of an asteroid. The Hayabusa spacecraft departs asteroid Itokawa and begins its return trip to Earth 3 months later.

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