THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
December 7, 2020 at 07:25 JST
In this photo provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Hayabusa2 project members react as they watch over the live streaming about the fireball phase of the re-entry capsule at a control room of JAXA's Sagamihara Campus in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, early Dec. 6. (JAXA via AP)
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