10 October 2018
MASCOT successfully surveys the surface of Ryugu
... the Japanese Hayabusa2 spacecraft along with the MINERVA-II1 rovers, successfully collected detailed data on the... mission, but MASCOT is not alone. Along with the MINERVA-II1 rovers, the overhead Hayabusa2 spacecraft is slowly moving into position...
January 2019
Visiting an asteroid to find out how life began
... but still small at 10 kg and 30 cm x 30 cm x 20 cm in size. While the lander could also move, using a similar mechanism to the MINERVA-II1 rovers, its main task was scientific analysis of the asteroid. The little laboratory contained a camera and...
24 September 2018
Hayabusa2 rovers land successfully on Ryugu
...Project Manager for Hayabusa2. The rovers, collectively named MINERVA-II1 – which stands for the “MIcro Nano Experimental ... of research,” said Tetsuo Yoshimitsu, a leader on the MINERVA-II1 project. Packed with seven cameras between them, the rovers ...
