Japan’s space agency JAXA says 2 rovers released from its Hayabusa2 probe have landed on the asteroid Ryugu.
Japan’s space agency JAXA says 2 rovers released from its Hayabusa2 probe have landed on the asteroid Ryugu.
JAXA officials say they determined the landing was successful after the MINERVA-II-1 rovers beamed back images to Earth. They say the images captured different places on the asteroid’s surface, suggesting the vehicles took the images as they moved. The Hayabusa2 probe carries a total of 4 land rovers. It released the first pair on Friday at an altitude of 55 meters from the asteroid’s surface.
