Japan lands two "hopping" probes on asteroid Ryugu.
https://www.space.com/41912-japanese...-asteroid.html
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The rovers are part of the MINERVA-II1 program, and are designed to hop along the asteroid's surface, taking photographs and gathering data.
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JAXA has been responsible for other recent achievements using robotic probes. The Kaguya probe discovered a huge cave on the Moon which could be used as a manned base.
http://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles...710180045.html