Japan space robots start asteroid survey
The rovers will jump around on the surface -- soaring as high as 15 metres and staying in the air for as long as 15 minutes (AFP Photo/JIJI PRESS)/ Tokyo (AFP) - A pair of robot rovers have landed on an asteroid and begun a survey, Japan's space agency said Saturday, as it conducts a mission aiming to shed light on the origins of the solar system. The rover mission marks the world's first moving, robotic observation of an asteroid surface, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The round, cookie tin-shaped robots ...
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