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India is the first country to land near the lunar south pole. Shortly after touchdown, the lander detected perhaps the first moonquake in decades.
Japan sent two ambitious missions soaring into the heavens today (Sept. 6) — a pioneering moon lander and a powerful X-ray space telescope.
Japan's "Moon Sniper" mission blasted off Thursday as the country's space programme looks to bounce back from a string of recent mishaps, weeks after India's historic lunar triumph.India last month landed a craft near the Moon's south pole, a historic triumph for its low-cost space programme.
Japan launched on Thursday a rocket carrying what it hopes will be its first successful Moon lander, live footage from the country's space agency showed.
If all goes well, the lunar lander that the rocket is carrying will attempt a Moon landing in February.