SELENE
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SELENE, better known in Japan by its nickname Kaguya (かぐや), was the second Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft following the Hiten probe. Produced by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) and the National Space Development Agency (NASDA), the spacecraft was launched on September 14, 2007. After orbiting the Moon for a year and eight months, the main orbiter was instructed to impact on the lunar surface near the crater Gill on June 10, 2009.
Wikimedia, Wikidata
Kaguya; Selenological and Engineering Explorer
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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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- Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin, Issue 112@ issue published in 2007
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| incident | incident | [[1]] | Wikidata | ||
| commons | image | 月周回衛星「かぐや(SELENE)」の模型 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Artefacts at Tsukuba Space Center exhibition hall | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Artefacts at Tsukuba Space Center exhibition hall | Commons | ||
| commons | image | H-IIA F13 launching KAGUYA | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Kaguya impact site ESA200870 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Kaguya impact approach strip ESA206139 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | かぐやに搭載されたハイビジョン撮影システム | Commons | ||
| commons | image | SELENE Apogee Kick Engine at Kobe International Conference Center 20150704 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Artefacts at Tsukuba Space Center exhibition hall | Commons | ||





