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Topic: JAXA's Hayabusa2 asteroid mission patches
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 45204 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-28-2018 07:26 AM
When the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched its Hayabusa 2 asteroid sample probe in December 2014, it debuted the following mission patch: In March 2016, JAXA updated the patch to mark the mission moving into the transfer phase. The illustration of Hayabusa2 itself is the same but the name of the target asteroid was updated to Ryugu from its provisional designation 1999JU3. The background color was also changed to blue for showing Hayabusa2's endeavor flying through space in the solar system toward Ryugu by leaving the near Earth orbit.  Now, with Hayabusa2's arrival at Ryugu, the patch has been updated again for the exploration phase.  

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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 45204 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 12-04-2020 04:31 PM
From JAXA: As we have now entered the Return Phase, the mission logo has been updated. The base green color is for plantlike on Earth. If the sample returned from Ryugu contains organics, we may understand how Earth gathered the raw materials for life. This logo reflects that expectation!  |
Paul J. Brennan Member Posts: 155 From: Linden, CA Registered: May 2019
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posted 12-08-2020 10:10 AM
Where were these actually available? |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 45204 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 12-08-2020 11:13 AM
I do not know if they were available to the public, but the patches were produced for the mission's team members. | |
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