LEV-1 and LEV-2 rovers are released 1.8m(6ft) above ground. Lunar gravity is 1/6th of Earth so landers can take it.
After ejected they both circle around and look for the mothership autonomously, and in this instance the wheeled LEV-2 rover found what it believes to be the ship and the hopper LEV-1 rover relayed the thumbnail back to Earth via direct downlink.
After ejected they both circle around and look for the mothership autonomously, and in this instance the wheeled LEV-2 rover found what it believes to be the ship and the hopper LEV-1 rover relayed the thumbnail back to Earth via direct downlink.