MASCOT asteroid lander
MASCOT asteroid lander
A total of four instruments are installed within the 30 × 30 × 20-centimetre lander. A DLR radiometer and camera, together with a spectrometer from the Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale and a magnetometer from Technical University Braunschweig are set to examine the mineralogical composition and geological properties of the asteroid’s surface and measure its surface temperature and magnetic field. MASCOT’s swing arm will provide it with the kinetic energy required to perform its manoeuvres on the surface.
