MASCOT
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MASCOT is a small German-French-built lander that accompanied Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission to explore and study the surface of asteroid Ryugu.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MASCOT canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4236691 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MASCOT Context triple: [Hayabusa2, onboardLander, MASCOT]
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A.
Mascot
Mascot is an inner-southern suburb of Sydney, Australia, best known for being home to the city's major international airport.
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B.
Mascot
Mascot is a small unincorporated community in eastern Knox County, Tennessee, known historically for its ties to mining and quarry operations.
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C.
Mascot Company E-2
Mascot Company E-2 is a Texas A&M University student unit responsible for caring for and escorting the school’s official mascot, Reveille.
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D.
T.C. (mascot)
T.C. is the anthropomorphic tiger mascot who represents the Canadian Football League’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats at games and team events.
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E.
Magpet
Magpet is a rural municipality in the province of North Cotabato in the Philippines, known for its mountainous terrain and agricultural communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MASCOT Target entity description: MASCOT is a small German-French-built lander that accompanied Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission to explore and study the surface of asteroid Ryugu.
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A.
Mascot
Mascot is a small unincorporated community in eastern Knox County, Tennessee, known historically for its ties to mining and quarry operations.
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B.
Mascot
Mascot is an inner-southern suburb of Sydney, Australia, best known for being home to the city's major international airport.
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C.
Mascot Company E-2
Mascot Company E-2 is a Texas A&M University student unit responsible for caring for and escorting the school’s official mascot, Reveille.
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D.
T.C. (mascot)
T.C. is the anthropomorphic tiger mascot who represents the Canadian Football League’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats at games and team events.
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E.
Magpet
Magpet is a rural municipality in the province of North Cotabato in the Philippines, known for its mountainous terrain and agricultural communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
asteroid lander
ⓘ
spacecraft ⓘ |
| acronym | MASCOT ⓘ |
| actualOperatingTime | over 17 hours ⓘ |
| communicationLink | relay via Hayabusa2 ⓘ |
| contributor | CNES ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| deploymentDate | 2018-10-03 ⓘ |
| deploymentMethod | released from Hayabusa2 at low altitude ⓘ |
| designLifetime | ~16 hours ⓘ |
| dimensions | approximately 30 cm × 30 cm × 20 cm ⓘ |
| endOfOperationsReason | battery depletion ⓘ |
| fullName | Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout ⓘ |
| hostAgency |
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
|
| hostSpacecraft |
Hayabusa2
ⓘ
linked to:
Hayabusa2 spacecraft
|
| landingBody | 162173 Ryugu ⓘ |
| landingType | unpowered ballistic landing ⓘ |
| launchCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2014-12-03 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Tanegashima Space Center ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
H-IIA 202
ⓘ
linked to:
H-IIA launch vehicle
|
| manufacturer |
DLR Institute of Space Systems
ⓘ
linked to:
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
|
| mass | ~10 kg ⓘ |
| mission |
Hayabusa2
ⓘ
linked to:
Hayabusa2 spacecraft
|
| missionResult | returned in situ data from multiple locations on Ryugu ⓘ |
| missionStatus | completed ⓘ |
| missionType | asteroid surface exploration ⓘ |
| mobilityCapability |
could perform small hops on the surface
ⓘ
could reorient itself ⓘ |
| mobilitySystem | internal swinging arm hopper ⓘ |
| operator |
French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES)
ⓘ
linked to:
CNES
German Aerospace Center (DLR) ⓘ |
| powerSource | primary battery ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | in situ characterization of Ryugu’s surface and subsurface ⓘ |
| program |
Hayabusa program
ⓘ
linked to:
Hayabusa spacecraft
|
| scientificContribution |
characterized mineralogy via infrared spectroscopy
ⓘ
constrained thermal properties of Ryugu’s regolith ⓘ measured magnetic field at Ryugu’s surface ⓘ provided high-resolution images of Ryugu’s surface ⓘ |
| scientificInstrument |
MAG magnetometer
ⓘ
MARA radiometer ⓘ MASCAM wide-angle camera ⓘ MicrOmega infrared hyperspectral microscope ⓘ
linked to:
MicrOmega infrared imaging spectrometer
|
| shape | box-shaped ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | custom design ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | battery-powered, short-lived lander ⓘ |
| target | 162173 Ryugu ⓘ |
| targetType | near-Earth asteroid ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: MASCOT Description of subject: MASCOT is a small German-French-built lander that accompanied Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission to explore and study the surface of asteroid Ryugu.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.