A wide-angle HDR image of the moon's landscape will be captured by one of the lander's many cameras...
Digital Desk: Russia launched Luna 25 on Friday, marking the nation's first lunar mission in 47 years. According to the Russian-based TASS news agency, Luna-25 launched from the Vostochny launch complex in Russia's Far East.
Luna 25 was launched on a Soyuz-2 Fregat rocket at 8:10 am (local time) on Friday, CNN reported. About 564 seconds after launch, the Fregat booster disengaged from the rocket's third stage, according to TASS. After the launch, the Luna-25 spacecraft will separate from the launcher in about an hour. It could take up to 5.5 days to travel to the moon.
Before arriving at the Boguslawsky crater area, the spacecraft will travel between three and seven days at a height of around 100 kilometers above the lunar surface. Meanwhile, Manzinus and Pentland-A craters have been named as alternative landing sites.
The mission's main objective will be to improve soft landing technology. According to TASS, the mission may be the first time a spacecraft has ever come close to the natural satellite of Earth's South Pole.
The spacecraft will investigate the effects of cosmic rays and electromagnetic radiation on the lunar surface while searching for natural resources, such as water. For one year, Luna 25, also known as the Luna-Glob-Lander, will investigate the elements that make up the lunar polar soil as well as the plasma and particles that make up the moon's meager atmosphere.
A wide-angle HDR image of the moon's landscape will be captured by one of the lander's many cameras, which will also produce a timelapse film of the touchdown. Luna-25's cameras will rotate at predetermined intervals and follow a signal from the Earth.
NASA in the statement said, "The lander has a four-legged base containing the landing rockets and propellant tanks, an upper compartment holds the solar panels, communication equipment, on-board computers, and most of the science apparatus."
As per the statement released by NASA, the Lunar Robotic Arm (LRA, or Lunar Manipulator Complex), which is 1.6 meters in length, is equipped on the lander to remove and collect surface regolith down to depths of 20 to 30 cm. The LRA is furnished with a scoop (175 cubic cm volume) and a 1.25 cm internal diameter, 4.7 cm long tube sample collecting equipment.
As Europe and America strive to isolate Russia amid the Ukraine War and as Russia attempts to improve its political and economic relations with non-Western nations in retaliation, it is closely observed on a global scale.
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