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Japan's lunar explorer robot successfully runs on dunes

HAMAMATSU, Japan - A lunar explorer robot developed by Hakuto, the only Japanese team competing for the Google Luna XPrize that is led by Tohoku University Professor Kazuya Yoshida, makes a successful test run on the Nakatajima Sand Dunes in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 18, 2014. A total of 18 teams are competing in the contest, with a grand prize of 20 million dollars for the first team to land safely on the lunar surface, move 500 meters, and transmit high-definition images and video back to Earth.

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Lunar probe competition extended to end of 2017

A moon rover developed by the Japanese team Hakuto is shown in this file photo taken in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, in December 2014. The U.S.-based XPRIZE Foundation announced on May 22, 2015, a one-year extension of its lunar probe competition until Dec. 31, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's lunar explorer robot successfully runs on dunes

HAMAMATSU, Japan - A lunar explorer robot developed by Hakuto, the only Japanese team competing for the Google Luna XPrize that is led by Tohoku University Professor Kazuya Yoshida, makes a successful test run on the Nakatajima Sand Dunes in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 18, 2014. A total of 18 teams are competing in the contest, with a grand prize of 20 million dollars for the first team to land safely on the lunar surface, move 500 meters, and transmit high-definition images and video back to Earth. (Kyodo)

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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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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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Japan's HAKUTO unveils new moon rover for Google Lunar XPrize

A new model of the lightweight moon rover developed by Japan's Team HAKUTO for the Google Lunar XPrize competition is unveiled to the media in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2016. The new model is 58 centimeters in depth, 54 centimeters in width and 36 centimeters in height and weighs four kilograms lighter than the former model. It is equipped with four cameras with a 360-degree view. The Google Lunar XPrize was created in 2007 by the U.S. nonprofit X Prize Foundation to spark the growth of the space industry. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's HAKUTO unveils new moon rover for Google Lunar XPrize

A new model of the lightweight moon rover developed by Japan's Team HAKUTO for the Google Lunar XPrize competition is unveiled to the media in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2016. The new model is 58 centimeters in depth, 54 centimeters in width and 36 centimeters in height and weighs four kilograms lighter than the former model. It is equipped with four cameras with a 360-degree view. The Google Lunar XPrize was created in 2007 by the U.S. nonprofit X Prize Foundation to spark the growth of the space industry. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo