This is what a MASCOT can do for you - at Apophis

In a similarly brief event some 10½ years before Apophis' fly-by on Friday, April 13th, 2029, the Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout, MASCOT, successfully completed its 17-hours mission on the ~km-sized C-type potentially hazardous asteroid (162173) Ryugu. Investigating the surface and its thermal properties, looking for a magnetic field, and imaging the stark landscapes of this dark rubble pile, it contributed valuable close-up information before the surface sampling by its mothership, HAYABUSA2. We outline the capabilities of the asteroid nanolanders MASCOT, MASCOT2, and the options for optimized MASCOT@Apophis designs in particular for small spacecraft rendezvous missions to Apophis.