JAXA · Aerospace · 2018
JAXA's MINERVA-II-1A (Rover-1A) was one of two tiny hopping rovers deployed from Hayabusa2 onto asteroid Ryugu in 2018 - the first rovers to successfully operate on an asteroid surface. It moved by hopping in the micro-gravity and returned surface images.
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View full interactive profile, comparisons & videos →| Category | Aerospace |
| Sub-type | Asteroid Hopper |
| Status | Active |
| Year | 2018 |
| Origin | Japan |
| Also known as | HIBOU, Rover 1A, MINERVA-II 1A |
| Announced | 2014 |
| Released | 2018-09-21 |
| Weight | 1.1 kg |
| Frame | Aluminum cylinder |
| Degrees of freedom | 1 |
| Operating system | JAXA |
| Actuator type | Internal torquer / flywheel (no wheels) |
| Use cases | Asteroid surface exploration, Hopping locomotion, Imaging |
| Made in | Japan |