TY - GEN
T1 - Japanese moon lander SELENE-2
AU - Hashimoto, Tatsuaki
AU - Hoshino, Takeshi
AU - Tanaka, Satoshi
AU - Matsumoto, Kohtaro
AU - Kawaguchi, Jun'ihiro
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - JAXA is planning moon exploration missions following Kaguya (SELENE), whose missions include technology demonstrations, scientific observations, investigations for moon utilization, and social or political purposes. For the first step of moon landing missions SELENE-2 is planed and phase-A study of it has been conducted since the summer of 2007. SELENE-2 will demonstrate precision landing including hazard avoidance, surface mobility, and night survival technologies. Geological and geophysical observations on the moon surface will improve the knowledge on the origin and the evolution of the moon and also solid planets. Investigations of surface environment and possible in-situ resource will contribute future human exploration. International coordination and contribution are also important aspect of SELENE-2. In this paper, study results of SELENE-2 mission objectives and spacecraft preliminary design are presented.
AB - JAXA is planning moon exploration missions following Kaguya (SELENE), whose missions include technology demonstrations, scientific observations, investigations for moon utilization, and social or political purposes. For the first step of moon landing missions SELENE-2 is planed and phase-A study of it has been conducted since the summer of 2007. SELENE-2 will demonstrate precision landing including hazard avoidance, surface mobility, and night survival technologies. Geological and geophysical observations on the moon surface will improve the knowledge on the origin and the evolution of the moon and also solid planets. Investigations of surface environment and possible in-situ resource will contribute future human exploration. International coordination and contribution are also important aspect of SELENE-2. In this paper, study results of SELENE-2 mission objectives and spacecraft preliminary design are presented.
KW - Lunar exploration
KW - Night survival
KW - Precision landing
KW - Rover
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77950508690
SN - 9781615671601
T3 - International Astronautical Federation - 59th International Astronautical Congress 2008, IAC 2008
SP - 1008
EP - 1012
BT - International Astronautical Federation - 59th International Astronautical Congress 2008, IAC 2008
T2 - 59th International Astronautical Congress 2008, IAC 2008
Y2 - 29 September 2008 through 3 October 2008
ER -