Two tiny robots dispatched to the surface of an asteroid from a Japanese spacecraft have sent home their first photos. "Analysis of this information confirmed that at least one of the rovers is moving on the asteroid surface." "I cannot find words to express how happy I am..." Y.T.

The MINERVA-II1 rovers have successfully landed on asteroid Ryugu, snapped photos & taken the first successful hop! This computer graphic image provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows two drum-shaped and solar-powered Minerva-II-1 rovers on an asteroid. Japanese unmanned spacecraft Hayabusa2 released two small Minerva-II-1 rovers on the asteroid Ryugu on Sept. 21.

Source: CBC News September 24, 2018 13:56 UTC