South Korea Danuri orbiter sends first photo of far side of the Moon

Countries around the world and their space agencies are sending missions to the Moon. South Korea is also included in these. According to the Science Ministry there, South Korea’s unmanned spacecraft Danuri has sent the first picture of the far side of the Moon during its mission to collect selenographic data. The far side of the Moon is a hemisphere that is always away from the Earth. The Danuri spacecraft is orbiting 100 kilometers above the Moon’s surface. The orbiter took pictures of 3 craters of the Moon on March 22 and 24 with the help of its HD cameras.

Yonhap News Agency Report According to, South Korea’s spacecraft has taken a picture of the opposite side of the Moon for the first time. Instruments such as the Wide-Angle Polarimetric Camera, PolCam for short, aboard the Danuri spacecraft have been designed to study the composition of the Moon’s surface and its volcanism.

South Korea has also connected this mission with the common people. People can know the real time location of Danuri by visiting the orbiter’s website. After a journey of about 145 days, Danuri entered the Moon’s orbit on December 27. This spacecraft started its operations on 4 February.

Danuri is going to collect many more information on the Moon. By the end of this year, the areas of the Moon, magnetic strength, gamma rays etc. will be studied through the instruments installed in it. Not only this, this orbiter will also identify those areas where Moon missions can be landed in future.

America is the most prominent country among the countries that have sent missions to the Moon. After the success of Artemis 1 mission last year, it is preparing for Artemis II mission. The target is to launch this mission in the year 2024. NASA is also going to send 4 astronauts to orbit the Moon in its mission.