Japanese rovers send back first video from asteroid 280 million km away

Rovers deployed by the unmanned Hayabusa2 spacecraft capture a 15-frame clip of the asteroid Ryugu

Two Japanese robots have sent back their first video images from the surface of a moving asteroid as part of an unprecedented mission aimed at shedding light on the origins of the solar system.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) released the 15-frame clip along with new photographs days after the unmanned spacecraft Hayabusa2 deployed the rovers on to the asteroid’s surface after a three-and-a-half year journey.

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