MINERVA-II1 Asteroid Rovers
Hayabusa2’s MINERVA-II1 comprised the Rover-1A HIBOU and Rover-1B OWL, which separated from the spacecraft on 21 September 2018, landed on asteroid Ryugu, and autonomously hopped, imaged, and transmitted surface data through Hayabusa2 as the first rover system to move on an asteroid.
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Identity
- Aliases
- MINERVA-II1 roversRover-1ARover-1BHIBOUOWLHayabusa2 MINERVA-II1
- Family Name
- MINERVA-II1
- Full Name
- MINERVA-II1 Asteroid Rovers
- Roles
- roverresearchtechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Hayabusa2’s MINERVA-II1 comprised the Rover-1A HIBOU and Rover-1B OWL, which separated from the spacecraft on 21 September 2018, landed on asteroid Ryugu, and autonomously hopped, imaged, and transmitted surface data through Hayabusa2 as the first rover system to move on an asteroid.
- First Flight Year
- 2,018
- Last Flight Year
- 2,018
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.isas.jaxa.jp/en/topics/001996.html
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 07:36:26 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 07:44:19 UTC