First ever spacecraft rovers over an asteroid, captures photos

Japan's spacecraft Hayabusa2 releases its MINERVA-II1 rovers, Rover-1A and Rover-1B robots to Rgyugu asteroid, creating history as world's first rovers to land on the surface of an asteroid.

The twin robot Rover-1A and Rover-1B will collect samples which will help scientists understand the composition and structure of the asteroid.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) tweets:

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]https://t.co/Fb60ozhqTd pic.twitter.com/8yD04TOJtK

— HAYABUSA2@JAXA (@haya2e_jaxa) September 27, 2018