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Images that capture our timeless obsession with the moon
Lunar: A history of the moon in myths, maps and matter tells the story of the coexistence between humanity and the celestial ...
Meet Trailblazer: A Spunky NASA Probe on a Mission to Map the Moon’s Water
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory described the complicated maneuver that will get the Trailblazer in a position to reach lunar orbit in a release published this week. Lunar Trailblazer will separate ...
A Direct Hit? New Study Redefines the Moon’s Largest Crater
Scientists have long thought that the South Pole-Aitken basin was formed by a shallow-angle impact, but new research suggests ...
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The moon has its own Grand Canyon that was created in just 10 minutes
A canyon is a deep, narrow valley with steep sides. Here on Earth, canyons are typically formed by long-term erosion from ...
Asteroid collision formed huge craters on Moon within minutes
A new study suggests the craters were dug out by rocky debris after the lunar surface was struck around 3.8 billion years ago ...
Meet Grace, the Hopping Robot That Will Dive Into the Moon’s Darkest Craters
Meet Grace, the brave hopper robot that’s designed to jump into the darkest depths of the Moon, providing never-before-seen ...
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Moon's grand canyons
They used images obtained by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to carefully map the crater, the canyons, and the deposits of ejected rock that rained back down. When the impactor hit the moon, it ...
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Crater-diving hopper 'Gracie' will launch to the moon aboard private Athena lander this month
including one into the depths of a shadowy crater. A SpaceX launch later this month will send a new type of lunar explorer to the moon. IM-2, the second moon mission by Houston company Intuitive ...