Japanese Moon Program:The Kaguya spacecraft

bluezink · Post time 7-9-2011 10:32 PM

Kaguya (SELENE)




SELENE (SELenological and ENgineering Explorer), better known in Japan by its nickname Kaguya  after the legendary Japanese moon princess, was the second Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft. The main scientific objectives of the mission were to: study the origins of the Moon and its geologic evolution, obtain information about the lunar surface environment, and perform radio science, especially precise measurement of the moon's gravity field.

Kaguya images gallery

Kaguya's Farewell TransmissionThe final images from the Japanese lunar surveyor's HD camera before its crash landing

Earthrise and Earthset Movies from Kaguya

Japanese space program:
ROCKETS, SATELLITES, ASTRONAUTS, MOON AND ASTEROID PROBES, KIBO AND THE H-2 TRANSER VEHICLE

lucid_lynx · Post time 8-9-2011 10:55 AM

kalau boleh cuba suh kapal jepun ni pi carik balik kesan tapak kali org amareka yg kata mendarat dibulan tu. carik la jugak bendera US kat bulan tu kalau jumpa. hahaha