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Two robotic rovers have become world's first to successfully land on the surface of an asteroid, the Japanese space agency JAXA said, sharing images captured by the probes. On September 21, the small compact MINERVA-II1 rovers separated from the Hayabusa2 spacecraft. The MINERVA-II1 consists of two rovers, Rover-1A and Rover-1B.
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MINERVA-II1 is the world's first rover to land on the surface of an asteroid. (hayabusa2.jaxa.jp)
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This is also the first time for autonomous movement and picture capture on an asteroid surface. (hayabusa2.jaxa.jp)
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MINERVA-II1 is the world's first man-made object to explore movement on an asteroid surface. (hayabusa2.jaxa.jp)
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A colour image taken immediately after separation from the spacecraft was shared by the space agency. However, it is blurred because the shot was taken while the rover was rotating. (hayabusa2.jaxa.jp)
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MINERVA-II1 is the world's first man-made object to explore movement on an asteroid surface. (hayabusa2.jaxa.jp)
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