MINERVA-II1 asteroid rover pair
MINERVA-II1 was the pair of compact JAXA/ISAS asteroid rovers Rover-1A (HIBOU) and Rover-1B (OWL) carried by Hayabusa2. They separated on 21 September 2018, landed on asteroid Ryugu, and autonomously imaged and hopped across its surface; each rover weighed about 1.1 kg.
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Identity
- Aliases
- MINERVA-II1MINERVA-II-1MINERVA II1Rover-1AHIBOURover-1BOWLHayabusa2 MINERVA-II1
- Family Name
- MINERVA-II1
- Full Name
- MINERVA-II1 asteroid rover pair
- Roles
- roverresearchtechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- MINERVA-II1 was the pair of compact JAXA/ISAS asteroid rovers Rover-1A (HIBOU) and Rover-1B (OWL) carried by Hayabusa2. They separated on 21 September 2018, landed on asteroid Ryugu, and autonomously imaged and hopped across its surface; each rover weighed about 1.1 kg.
- First Flight Year
- 2,014
- Last Flight Year
- 2,018
- Operator
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 06:41:52 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 06:41:52 UTC