In this Oct. 3, 2019, image released by the JAXA, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, the rover MINERVA-II2 is captured by the wide-angle optical navigation camera (ONC-W2) immediately after separation. Radio-waves are also being received from MINERVA-II2. Japan’s space agency says its Hayabusa2 spacecraft has released a small rover that will land on the surface of an asteroid as part its final mission before heading back to Earth. (JAXA/Chiba Institute of Technology via AP)
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