Dr Deborah Domingue

Planetary Astronomer and Adventurer. All ideas, opinions, and commentary are my own.

[Dr Deborah Domingue @PSIDeborah]

SAMPLES! This is a historic first, congratulations Hayabusa2 Team!

[HAYABUSA2@JAXA @haya2e_jaxa]

A large number of particles are confirmed to be in “sample chamber A” inside the collected capsule (~11:10 JST on 12/15). This is thought to be the sample from the first touchdown on Ryugu. The photo looks brown, but our team says “black”! The sample return is a great success!

[Lynn @Boo2Lynn]

Hey @Teri_Kanefield. Did you see this?

[Dr Deborah Domingue @PSIDeborah]

This shows an amazing movie of the sample capture at asteroid Ryugu!

[Dr Deborah Domingue @PSIDeborah]

「はやぶさ２」搭載小型モニタカメラ撮影映像 / Images from CAM-H https://t.co/zWOxdNcxfb via @YouTube

[Dr Deborah Domingue @PSIDeborah]

Now that sounds sweet...

[CosmoQuest @cosmoquestX]

The vibrating universe: Making astronomy accessible to the deaf https://t.co/gHRLmMuPEr

[Dr Deborah Domingue @PSIDeborah]

So excited! This is how we 'boldly go'!

[HAYABUSA2@JAXA @haya2e_jaxa]

The touchdown operation to collect a sample from Ryugu will be between February 20th - 22nd. Hayabusa2 is scheduled to begin the descent from February 21, and touchdown on the surface of Ryugu around 8am on February 22 (JST). It is the pinnacle of the mission!

[Dr Deborah Domingue @PSIDeborah]

Hello from the surface of Ryugu!