What are the challenges a lunar probe faces on its journey to the Moon?

          We now know that reaching the Moon is not impossible. But it is not as easy as you may think. For a lunar probe to reach the Moon, it has to first escape Earth’s gravity. For this, the probe has to move at a great speed that can be achieved only by rockets.

         If the lunar probe is to land on the Moon safely, it has to slow down very much. Or else the probe will end up crash landing. In addition to that, returning to the Earth safely is another challenge. Rockets have to be used again to leave the Moon and the original spacecraft has to return to the atmosphere in such a way that it does not catch fire.

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