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It released Lunar Excursion Vehicle 2 (LEV-2) or SORA-Q a tiny (250g) rover which then took the picture. LEV-1 was also successfully deployed. https://en.wiki
by Retric 3y ago
It released Lunar Excursion Vehicle 2 (LEV-2) or SORA-Q a tiny (250g) rover which then took the picture. LEV-1 was also successfully deployed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_Lander_for_Investigating_Moon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_Lander_for_Investigating...
https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2024/01/25/Japan-SLIM-landing-robots-moon/6391706190331/ https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2024/01/25/Japan-SLIM-landi...
- lisper 3y agoIt successfully released a rover while being rotated 90 degrees??? Holy shit, that is some seriously robust engineering.
- numpad0 3y agoLEV-1 and LEV-2 rovers are released 1.8m(6ft) above ground. Lunar gravity is 1/6th of Earth so landers can take it. After ejected they both circle around and look for the mothership autonomously, and in this instance the wheeled LEV-2 rover found what it believes to be the ship and the hopper LEV-1 rover relayed the thumbnail back to Earth via direct downlink.
- sandworm101 3y agoLunar gravity. Possibly landing in sand/dust. It wouldn't be much of an impact, like dropping you cellphone a foot onto a thick carpet. Most any small metal object would be fine.