Hayabusa Releases Minerva; Contact Possibly Lost
Today’s HAYABUSA 2005/11/12(JST)
Distance from Earth: 289,391,630 km
Distance from Itokawa: Returning to Home Position
*We performed the touch-down test with success.
*We were able to communicate with MINERVA after its release.
Image: Itokawa’s image captured at 1:40 pm JST. You can see the shadow of Hayabusa.
