New mission could shed light on the secrets of the ‘hidden side’ of the moon
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In recent years, competing nations have turned the moon into a hotspot for activity not seen since the Apollo 17 astronauts left the moon's surface in 1972.
In one lunar region, Japan's "Moon Sniper" mission has exceeded expectations, surviving three long, frigid moon nights since landing sideways on Jan. 19.
Engineers at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency didn't design the spacecraft to last one lunar night, a two-week period of frigid darkness, but the Moon Sniper ...