On 27 June 2018 the Hayabusa2 spacecraft arrived at the carbonaceous asteroid Ryugu — a top-shaped asteroid with a very dark surface and many boulders. After a careful search for a safe and flat landing site, the first touchdown successfully took place on 22 February 2019.
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Yabuta, H. Arrival, touchdown and sequel to the voyage of Hayabusa2. Nat Astron 3, 287–289 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-019-0750-y
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