SELENE-2

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SELENE-2 was a planned Japanese unmanned lunar mission for the JAXA space agency . It should succeed the Kaguya moon probe (SELENE-1) launched in September 2007 . The mission should consist of a data relay satellite , a lander and a rover. The orbiter should weigh 700 kg, the lander 1000 kg and the rover 100 kg. One of the rover's instruments was supposed to come from South Korea. The landing area should be in the southern polar region of the moon.

The primary goals were to test the landing technology and research the formation of the moon.

The mission was officially canceled in March 2015.

Penetrators

According to JAXA, the mission should also include the use of penetrators (probe penetrating the ground). These should most likely come from the canceled LUNAR-A mission.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mission Concepts of Unprecedented Zipangu Underworld of the Moon Exploration (UZUME) Project. (PDF) In: JSASS Aerospace Tech. Japan Vol. 14, No. ists30 (2016). July 31, 2015, accessed on December 7, 2018 : "However, the SELENE-2 mission was officially terminated in March 2015." 

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• JAXA information about the penetrator tests ( PDF file; 2.18 MB)
• Robotic Lunar Exploration Scenario May 2006 ( PDF file; 1.8 MB)