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posted by takyon on Saturday September 29 2018, @03:00PM   Printer-friendly
from the asteroids-do-not-concern-me dept.

Japan's Hopping Rovers Capture Amazing Views of Asteroid Ryugu (Video)

Two tiny, hopping rovers that landed on asteroid Ryugu last week have beamed back some incredible new views of the asteroid's rocky surface.

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Hayabusa2 sample-return mission dropped the two nearly identical rovers, named Minerva-II1A and Minerva-II1B, onto the surface of Ryugu on Sept. 21. In a new video from the eyes of Minerva-II1B, you can watch the sun move across the sky as its glaring sunlight reflects off the shiny rocks that cover Ryugu's surface.

Also at Hayabusa2 project website.

takyon: Additionally, the Hayabusa2 spacecraft has returned its highest resolution view of Ryugu, from when it dropped the Minerva rovers.


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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 29 2018, @04:24PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 29 2018, @04:24PM (#741835)

    > That same alien I discovered earlier is in this image

    JJ Abrams was unavailable for comment.

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