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Hayabusa's success doubtful

Japanese probe Hayabusa may not have collected a surface sample, an official said Wednesday.

Data from the Hayabusa probe did not indicate that the vessel had fired a metal projectile onto the asteroid’s surface during its landing as previously thought.

JAXA had announced on Nov. 26 that the Hayabusa appeared to have briefly touched down on Itokawa, fired a metal projectile and collected the dust that was kicked up, then lifted off again to transmit data to mission controllers.

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