8/18/2023 0 Comments Rashid rover![]() ![]() ![]() It will carry four cameras, including two main cameras – a microscopic and a thermal imaging camera – in addition to sensors and systems equipped to characterize the soil, dust, radioactive and electrical activities, and rocks on the Moon’s surface.The lunar rover will operate on solar panels that were mounted at a certain angle to maximize the collection of solar energy.It is expected to land on the Atlas Crater, located at 47.5°N, 44.4☎ on the Moon’s south-eastern outer edge of Mare Frigoris (Sea of Cold), by April 2023.Weighing only 10kg with payload and measuring 70cm in height 50cm in both length and width, Rashid Rover – which is almost the same size as a plane’s regular carry-on luggage – is designed as the world’s most compact rover to traverse and explore the Moon’s surface.According to Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) in Dubai, the Rashid rover will provide 'novel and highly valued data, images, and insights,' as well as 'collect scientific data on matters relating to the origin of the solar system, our planet and life.' ![]() The mission is due to arrive at Moon around April 2023.The Rashid Rover was built by Dubai’s Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and is being delivered by the HAKUTO-R lander, engineered by Japanese lunar exploration company ispace.It was launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried into space the first ever Arab-built lunar spacecraft.Disclaimer: Copyright infringement not intended. ![]()
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