Luna Terrace

The Luna Terrace is a outdoor research facility featuring a lunar analog test field in Tottori city, Japan. The facility is run by Tottori Prefecture and is located inside the Tottori Sand Dunes.

From 2025, the annual Tottori Rover Challenge competition has been held at Luna Terrace.

History

Luna Terrace was inaugrated on 7 July 2023. In September 2026, tests of the seismometer for NASA's Dragonfly space probe's DraGMet instrument suite, as well as penetrators for JAXA's future Mars mission were conducted at the Luna Terrace. The 2026 model of the Mitsubishi Pajero (Montero) SUV was tested at Luna Terrace.

References

↑ "鳥取砂丘の月面実証フィールド「ルナテラス」で、探査車の技術競う大会開催". Mynavi news (in Japanese). March 24, 2025. Retrieved 2026-10-28.
↑ Okubo, Naoki (July 9, 2023). "鳥取砂丘月面化へ実証フィールド「ルナテラス」完成、宇宙産業創出へ". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-10-28.
↑ "土星の衛星や火星探査に向け地震計の実証実験　鳥取砂丘ルナテラスで". The Shin Nihonkai Shimbun (in Japanese). September 2, 2026. Retrieved 2026-10-28.
↑ "三菱自動車、新型『パジェロ』を鳥取砂丘月面実証フィールド「ルナテラス」で走行試験" (Press release) (in Japanese). Mitsubishi Motors. October 21, 2026. Retrieved October 28, 2026.

External links

Luna Terrace (in Japanese)

[1] "鳥取砂丘の月面実証フィールド「ルナテラス」で、探査車の技術競う大会開催". Mynavi news (in Japanese). March 24, 2025. Retrieved 2026-10-28.

[2] Okubo, Naoki (July 9, 2023). "鳥取砂丘月面化へ実証フィールド「ルナテラス」完成、宇宙産業創出へ". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-10-28.

[3] "土星の衛星や火星探査に向け地震計の実証実験　鳥取砂丘ルナテラスで". The Shin Nihonkai Shimbun (in Japanese). September 2, 2026. Retrieved 2026-10-28.

[4] "三菱自動車、新型『パジェロ』を鳥取砂丘月面実証フィールド「ルナテラス」で走行試験" (Press release) (in Japanese). Mitsubishi Motors. October 21, 2026. Retrieved October 28, 2026.