Japanese team in int'l lunar probe contest

Japanese team in int'l lunar probe contest

Members of a Japanese team, named HAKUTO (in gray shirts), contesting an international lunar probe competition chat with judges from the X Prize Foundation in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2017. The team is one of five shortlisted in the world's first contest of its kind. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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