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Lunar Exploration

Lunar Exploration

Exploring the Lengths and Depths of the Moon: I will cover all my analyses and topics related to lunar exploration in these posts
Jan
16
Two Landers, One Mission: 2025 Lunar Exploration Begins

Two Landers, One Mission: 2025 Lunar Exploration Begins

2025 Moon exploration begins with the launch of Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission 1 and ispace's Mission 2, part of the HAKUTO-R Venture Moon program
8 min read
Jun
02
Landing site of chang'e 6

Chang'e 6 lands on the Far-side of the Moon

On June 1 at 22:23 UTC, Chang'e 6 successfully landed on the far side of the Moon after a journey of nearly a month since its launch on May 3, 2024
1 min read
May
29
This visualization underscores the robust scientific achievements and potential of Chandrayaan 2 in lunar exploration

Seeing in unprecedented detail: Key Operational insights into Chandrayaan 2 Orbital High-resolution Camera

The metadata analysis of the Chandrayaan 2 OHRC highlights significant operational trends, such as changes in the orbiter's altitude resulting in setting new benchmarks, previously unreported maintenance events and shift in focus towards upcoming future missions.
9 min read
May
06
What the Chinese Chang’e 6 mission aims to bring back from the Far-side of the Moon

What the Chinese Chang’e 6 mission aims to bring back from the Far-side of the Moon

In this article, I have explored the geology of the Moon and discussed the objectives of the Chang'e 6 mission, which aims to collect samples from the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin, specifically south of the Apollo basin.
6 min read
May
01
High resolution image of Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-3 and Pragyan rover captured by Chandrayaan-2 OHRC

Vikram and Pragyan: India's lunar ambassadors, now captured in images by Chandrayaan-2

First ever high-resolution image of Vikram lander and Pragyan rover of Chandrayaan-3 captured by Chandrayaan-2 OHRC
3 min read
Apr
28
High resolution image of SLIM-JAXA captured by Chandrayaan-2 OHRC taken on 16th March, 2024

SLIM: Unyielding Defiance Amidst Adversities

First ultra-high resolution image of SLIM-JAXA and an overview of its current status and its high precise landing
7 min read
Mar
24
A Complete illuminated View of Shackleton Crater's Depth, overlayed on NAC mosaic of the South Pole

Strange Illuminations at the PSRs: A Study of the Dark Regions of the South

A Study into the Permanently Shadowed Regions of the South Pole: How Visibility is Achieved Despite Assumed Darkness
8 min read
Mar
16
An image showing the full context of the Luna-25 mission with its primary location and its eventual impact site

Revisiting the Luna 25 Impact site

The latest PDS data from LROC offers a clearer view of the Luna-25 impact site.
3 min read
Mar
12
Did the US soft-land on the South Pole of the Moon ?

Did the US soft-land on the South Pole of the Moon ?

I present my thoughts and analysis of the recent moon landing of the US carried out by IM with a question
5 min read
Mar
07
Post-Landing Terrain Assessment of the Intuitive Machines-1 Landing Site

Post-Landing Terrain Assessment of the Intuitive Machines-1 Landing Site

A series of analyses on the actual landing site including 3d reconstruction of the landing site and slope analysis
4 min read