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The SLIM mission included three rovers in addition to the lander, one exploring the lunar surface and the others serving as a relay station. Credit: JAXA / Takara Tomy / Sony Group / Doshisha University

Baseball-sized rover successfully operates autonomously on the moon

The Japanese rover SORA-Q, sent to the Moon with the SLIM lander, launched from a small two-wheeled vehicle, navigated around the lander, and photographed its surroundings. The findings, published in Science Robotics, demonstrate how tiny robots may expand the