Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout
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Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout (MASCOT) is a small German-French lander designed to study the surface of asteroid Ryugu as part of Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
asteroid lander
ⓘ
planetary science mission element ⓘ space probe ⓘ |
| actualOperatingTime | more than 17 hours ⓘ |
| collaborationWith | JAXA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communicationRelay | Hayabusa2 spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| designLifetime | ~16 hours ⓘ |
| developedBy |
CNES
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
DLR Institute of Space Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dimensions | approximately 30 cm × 30 cm × 20 cm ⓘ |
| downlinkMethod | relay via Hayabusa2 to Earth ⓘ |
| fullName | Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
MAG
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MARA NERFINISHED ⓘ MASCAM NERFINISHED ⓘ MicrOmega NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostAgency | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostSpacecraft | Hayabusa2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentFullName |
MAG – magnetometer
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MARA – MASCOT Radiometer NERFINISHED ⓘ MASCAM – MASCOT Camera NERFINISHED ⓘ MicrOmega – hyperspectral microscope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingSiteBody | Ryugu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2014-12-03 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Tanegashima Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | H-IIA 202 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | ~10 kg ⓘ |
| missionStatus | completed ⓘ |
| missionType |
asteroid surface science
ⓘ
in-situ exploration ⓘ |
| mobilitySystem | internal swinging arm ⓘ |
| mobilityType | hopping ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first German-French lander on an asteroid surface ⓘ |
| operator |
French National Centre for Space Studies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Aerospace Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hayabusa2 mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | primary battery ⓘ |
| primaryBody | 162173 Ryugu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scienceObjective |
analyze mineralogical composition
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characterize surface geology of Ryugu ⓘ measure magnetic field at surface ⓘ measure thermal properties of regolith ⓘ |
| separationFromHayabusa2Date | 2018-10-03 ⓘ |
| shape | box-shaped ⓘ |
| shortName | MASCOT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceOperations | multiple hops on Ryugu surface ⓘ |
| target | asteroid 162173 Ryugu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hayabusa2