Russian media: "Luna-25" probe is Russia's "top scientific and technological event" in 2022

"Rossiya" recently reported that Alexander Sergeyev, president of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said that the launch and landing of the "Luna-25" probe at the south pole of the moon will be russia's top scientific and technological event in 2022. The launch of the Luna-25 probe marks Russia's return to the moon since the 1970s. It is reported that the launch window of "Luna-25" will be this summer.

Experts said the project kicks off Russia's long-term lunar program, which will complete the task of studying the moon from orbit and surface, collecting lunar soil and sending it back to Earth, and will build a lunar base and fully develop the moon in the future.

Depending on the specific launch date, the Luna-25 flies to the Moon in 4.5 to 5.5 days. The probe is expected to land at the moon's south pole region for the first time in history, rather than the equatorial region. The scientists carefully evaluated the specific landing sites and analyzed a total of nine sites. There are four areas to focus on – where the water concentration is highest, what are the technical limitations, how to obtain information, and whether the ground is relatively flat (the angle of inclination should not exceed 15 degrees when the probe lands).

Pavel Kazmelchuk, chief designer of the "Luna-25" project, said that a total of 9 instruments were installed on the lander. With the exception of the "Pilot-D" optical system, these instruments are all made in Russia. The "Pilot-D" is part of the foreign equipment, which is ready to be installed in its entirety on the next lander. Pilot-D will undergo preliminary tests on the lunar journey of "Moon-25".

Kazmelchuk also said: "This set of detection instruments (weighing about 30 kilograms) has a lot of tasks. Perhaps the most important thing is to study lunar soil using the direct contact method. To do this, we used a mechanical device to dig out lunar rock samples from a depth of 15 cm to 30 cm and put them into special analytical instruments. We will determine the composition of Logriet (lunar material) on the spot, with the aim of confirming the presence of water detected by indirect methods. This is crucial for further exploitation of the Moon, as water is the most valuable resource. If water does exist, this will make it possible to build a habitable lunar base. (Compilation/Li Ran)

Source: Reference News Network