Israeli space shuttle sends images of the moon Technology News

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The Israeli space shuttle SpaceIL, Beresheet (Hebrew in the first book of the Hebrew version), on 22 February, was successfully launched by SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral space base in the United States. United, and began traveling about two months on the moon. The vehicle traveled about 470 kilometers from the moon's orbit while taking pictures of those moments.

After almost a month of travel, Beresheet entered the moon's orbit on March 20 and April 4, the trajectory capture maneuver was successful.

The images taken by the space shuttle show a rare visibility of the lunar surface in a perspective impossible to photograph from Earth. The largest craters on the surface of the moon are the oldest craters around 4.5 billion years old, while the smaller ones are younger.

In another image, we see a close-up view of the Earth in the background.

With the success of lunar capture action, Israel has become the seventh country in the orbit of the moon. Next week, intense maneuvers will prepare the landing.

SENT THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WORLD

Beresheet, on his trip on March 5, about 38,000 kilometers from Earth, sent a photo of the world in one frame.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TOOL BERESHEET SPACE

The spacecraft called Beresheet weighs 600 kilograms, but most of that weight is fuel to go to the moon. When the vehicle lands on the moon, it will weigh about 200 kilograms. The camera features high-resolution photos and videos such as magnetometers and reflectors for use in the camera and in some scientific experiments. Israel has also placed a small disk in the vehicle; on this record include the Israeli flag, Hebrew songs, Israel's declaration of independence and Israel's national anthem.