MASCOT Lander

I'm an asteroid lander. On 3 October 2018 I was released from @haya2kun and landed on Ryugu. #AsteroidLanding

[MASCOT Lander @MASCOT2018]

.@haya2e_jaxa I forgot to give you this before you left ✉️ ...

#SAYONARA_Ryugu

[MASCOT Lander @MASCOT2018]

So long, farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Sayonara #Hayabusa2 👋! @haya2kun #SAYONARA_Ryugu

[HAYABUSA2@JAXA @haya2e_jaxa]

We are finally leaving Ryugu! Departure is today (November 13) at 10:05 JST (onboard time). The RCS thrusters (chemical engines) are scheduled to begin moving us away from Ryugu at about 10cm/s.

[MASCOT Lander @MASCOT2018]

Hello earthlings, look what I discovered while exploring asteroid #Ryugu! https://t.co/L68sUbmEZu Thanks @haya2e_jaxa and my @JAXA_jp friends for the perfect #AsteroidLanding! #hayabusa2

[MASCOT Lander @MASCOT2018]

Hey @haya2kun! Did I hear right? Are you coming back down to Ryugu? Where will you touch down? 🤔 #asteroidlanding #hayabusa2

Image credit: @JAXA_en

[MASCOT Lander @MASCOT2018]

Congratulations @OSIRISREx ! Glad to hear you made it to Bennu. It looks like an amazing place. Can’t wait to see what you discover. #WelcometoBennu #spacebuddies

[NASA's OSIRIS-REx @OSIRISREx]

#WelcomeToBennu! After two years of travel – and more than a decade of planning and work by my team – I’m here. But Arrival is just the beginning… https://t.co/0bQPUwqUCp

Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona

[MASCOT Lander @MASCOT2018]

Godspeed @NASAInsight! And please take care of @DLR_de '#Marsmaulwurf' - HP3 - the Mole.

#MarsLanding

[MASCOT Lander @MASCOT2018]

What!? No regolith on Ryugu's surface? That's definitely not what I was expecting... it's a wonderland full of surprises… #AsteroidLanding

[MASCOT Lander @MASCOT2018]

And I hit the bull's eye! My descent to Ryugu was rather straight, don't you think? I made it to my planned landing site 'Alice's Wonderland'. Not too bad for a rookie! 😁😁😁 #asteroidlanding
https://t.co/agN14VIYXc

[MASCOT Lander @MASCOT2018]

Boulders, boulders and more boulders! Ryugu's surface is strewn with them... and some are huge! Can you see the one on the right? It is tens of metres long #AsteroidLanding

[MASCOT Lander @MASCOT2018]

Ever seen an asteroid's south pole? Ryugu's is spectacular. Check out that huge block... it's name is 'South Polar Rock' and from what I see it could be up to 100 metres tall! #AsteroidLanding

[MASCOT Lander @MASCOT2018]

So glad to finally be home, at asteroid #Ryugu! Here’s another picture that I took while I was landing - between 10 and 20 metres from the surface! What a place! It’s out of this world, don’t you think? #AsteroidLanding #hayabusa2

[MASCOT Lander @MASCOT2018]

@haya2kun Whoops, must be tired from #asteroidlanding… Hayabusa2, not Hayabusa, sorry @haya2kun !

[MASCOT Lander @MASCOT2018]

@haya2kun Yes, I’m here. What a shot, @haya2kun! This image shows us both! I can see your shadow, my shadow and me! We look great! #Asteroidlanding

[MASCOT Lander @MASCOT2018]

@haya2kun How exciting 😃🤗 ! I’ll be waiting for you! In the meantime, keep me posted! #AsteroidLanding

[MASCOT Lander @MASCOT2018]

@haya2kun That’s great! Thank you, @haya2kun 🙏 I can’t wait to see the results! You’re coming to the surface too, aren’t you? To collect a sample of Ryugu… #AsteroidLanding

[MASCOT Lander @MASCOT2018]

@haya2kun I know... but don’t be sad, @haya2kun 🤗 I’ve discovered so many things on the surface of asteroid Ryugu! Did you receive all my data? #AsteroidLanding

[MASCOT Lander @MASCOT2018]

@haya2kun That was the ride of my life! #AsteroidLanding

[MASCOT Lander @MASCOT2018]

In case you were wondering... this is what was happening on Earth while I was #asteroidlanding and exploring!
https://t.co/hKTx3FMoAO

[MASCOT Lander @MASCOT2018]

Check this out! I took this picture when I was almost on #Ryugu's surface. Look at how sunlight is reflected off me. What a dark surface!
Credit: MASCOT/@DLR_en /@JAXA_en #AsteroidLanding

[MASCOT Lander @MASCOT2018]

And during this extra time, I also made another hop and explored part of a third asteroid day! But the best thing is: I sent ALL the data I collected to @haya2kun! Now team, it's up to YOU to understand Ryugu. #AsteroidLanding