
KAGUYA (SELENE)
World’s First Image Taking of the Moon by HDTV
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) have successfully performed the world's first high-definition image taking by the lunar explorer "KAGUYA" (SELENE,) which was injected into a lunar orbit at an altitude of about 100 km on October 18, 2007, (Japan Standard Time. Following times and dates are all JST.)
JAXA | KAGUYA (SELENE) World's First Image Taking of the Moon by HDTV
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