Japanese Rovers Touch Down on Asteroid Ryugu

Mark Carreau September 22, 2018
Credit: JAXA
Two Japanese mini-rovers touched down on the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu early Sept. 22 and are in motion and transmitting imagery, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirms. The Hayabusa 2 mothership descended from its 20-km (12-mi.) reconnaissance orbit to release the Minerva lander...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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