Japan's HAKUTO makes test run on Tottori Sand Dunes

Japan's HAKUTO makes test run on Tottori Sand Dunes

A prototype model of a lightweight moon rover developed by Japan's Team HAKUTO makes a test run on Tottori Sand Dunes in Tottori along the Sea of Japan on Sept. 27, 2016, to prepare for the Google Lunar XPrize competition. The moon rover, weighing 4 kilograms and measuring 58 centimeters long, 54 cm wide and 36 cm high, will be completed by the beginning of 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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