Our MINERVA-II1 rovers have sent back more images from the surface of Ryugu! Let’s take a look at these images in detail.

On September 23, 2018, We were able to confirm that Rover-1B hopped! [1/6]

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This image was taken just before Rover-1B hopped. Photograph snapped on September 23, 2018 at about 09:46 JST [2/6] Image
This image was captured on September 23, 2018 at 10:10 JST by Rover-1B after landing. [3/6] Image
This surface image was taken by Rover-1A on September 23, 2018 at 09:43 JST. [4/6] Image
Rover-1A snapped a photograph of its own antenna and pin! Image taken on September 23, 2018 at 09:48 JST. [5/6] ImageImage
Rover-1B succeeded in shooting a movie on Ryugu’s surface! The movie has 15 frames captured on September 23, 2018 from 10:34 - 11:48 JST. Enjoy ‘standing’ on the surface of this asteroid! [6/6]

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