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KAGUYA Update... Seven days after the spacecraft settled into its primary science orbit on October 19, the Kaguya mission has now shifted out of its "critical phase" of operations...and the various science instruments onboard the probe are being checked out. Regular operations are scheduled to begin in December. Below are several photos taken as Kaguya approached and settled into lunar orbit on October 3. The first two images show the Earth as a small white speck to the upper left-hand part of the photos, above the Moon's horizon. Can’t wait till the HDTV camera onboard the spacecraft begins shooting video footage of this awesome sight!
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