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SELENE (Selenological and Engineering Explorer), better known in Japan by its nickname Kaguya (かぐや?), was the second Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft.[1] Produced by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science and NASDA (both now part of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA), the spacecraft was launched September 14, 2007. After successfully orbiting the moon for 1 year and 8 months, the main orbiter was intentionally crashed onto the lunar surface near Gill lunar crater at 18:25 UTC on June 10, 2009.[2]

Selene (Ancient Greek: Σελήνη, moon) is the Greek goddess of the moon. The orbiter’s nickname Kaguya was selected by the general public. It comes from the name of a lunar princess in the ancient Japanese folktale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.[3] After their successful release, its sub-satellites Rstar and Vstar were named Okina and Ouna, also from the folklore.[4]

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