The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has confirmed that, earlier this month, its Hayabusa2 deep space probe was the first to successfully bomb an asteroid. By comparing before and after images of the impact site taken of the asteroid Ryugu by the spacecraft's Optical Navigation Camera - Telescopic (ONC-T), the space agency determined that the SCI (Small Carry-on Impactor) device detonated on impact, creating an artificial crater.
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