MINERVA-II-1A (Rover 1A / HIBOU)

MINERVA-II-1A (Rover 1A / HIBOU)

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.

CategoryAerospace
StatusActive
Year2018
OriginJapan
Height70 mm
Weight1.1 kg
Degrees of freedom1
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