Danuri, South Korea's first deep-space exploration mission, arrived at the moon after four months.
The Danuri craft was expected to enter the moon's ellipticality on Friday. The sun rises and sets at 1:45 a.m. According to a statement from the KARI, Dec. 17 in South Korea. The maneuver will clear the way for the probe to begin its lunar science objectives.
On August 4th, Danuri, also known as the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), began its journey to the moon. KARI officials said that the moon probe has traveled over 3 million miles.
There are every missions to the moon.
After the successful launch, Danuri was put into a long, looping, fuel-efficient voyage through Earth- moon space. A target altitude of 100 kilometers above the moon's surface was reached.
South Korea's first exploration mission is called the KPLO. Danuri packs six separate science payloads to gather data for a variety of science objectives. Korean universities and research organizations developed five of the instruments.
NASA has a presence on board in the form of a highly sensitive camera called ShadowCAM that is designed to scope out permanently shadowed regions at the lunar poles for hints of water-ice deposits. NASA's Artemis program wants to create a sustainable human presence on the moon.
KARI wrote in a statement that Danuri is expected to go into a final orbit on December 29th. The dates are in South Korea.
International interest in and activity at the moon has grown. The arrival of NASA's CAPSTONE cubesat made Danuri reach the moon. During the time Danuri was on his way to the moon, the agency's Artemis 1 mission successfully launched and returned to earth.
Danuri marks the beginning of South Korea's grander lunar ambitions, which include a robotic moon landing around 2032 and a mission to Mars in 2046.
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