Japanese probe set to crash into moon

Japan's Kayuga lunar probe will crash land on the moon. NASA is will launch a lunar probe after this. The crash will be watched from Asia and Australia and we will have an insight into the moon evolution and soil and gathering of data, analysis of data, test, revising conclusions

Japan's Kaguya lunar orbiter will end its nearly two-year mission when it collides with the moon at 1830 GMT on Wednesday. Observers in Asia and Australia may be able to spot a bright flash or plume of dust from the crash, and researchers will study its impact site to watch how radiation and micrometeoroids weather the newly exposed lunar soil over time.

Launched in September 2007, Kaguya, formerly known at SELENE, sought to shed light on the formation and evolution of the moon by studying its composition, gravitational field and surface characteristics.

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