New Study: Electric Sparks May Alter Evolution of Lunar Soil, University of New Hampshire “The study, published recently in the Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets, proposes that high-energy particles from uncommon, […]
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New Uses for Old Moon Data
Comparing Moon Boulders: Lunar Orbiter (1967) Vs LRO (2012) “[Left] image taken on 11 August 1967 by Lunar Orbiter 5 [Right] Image taken of the same location by LRO in […]
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The Moon Keeps Getting Wetter
Ice Found in Shackleton Crater on the Moon, NASA “NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has returned data that indicate ice may make up as much as 22 percent of […]
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The Ramparts of Aristarchus
NASA LRO Lunar Image: A Detailed Look at the Walls of Crater Aristarchus “No wonder planners for the Apollo missions put this plateau high on its list of targets for […]
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LRO Offers New Look at Apollo Landing Sites
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Images Offer Sharper Views of Apollo Landing Sites “NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured the sharpest images ever taken from space of the Apollo 12, 14 and […]
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LRO Offers New Look at Apollo Landing Sites
NASA will host a media teleconference at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 6, to reveal new images of three Apollo landing sites taken from the agency’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO. […]
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Students Searching For New Craters on the Moon
LOIRP LPSC Student Poster: New Lunar Crater Search Using LROC-NAC vs LOIRP Lunar Orbiter Images “While some candidate craters were observed that appeared in LROC data but not in Lunar […]
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Old Data: New Science
Student Project: New Lunar Crater Search Using LROC-NAC Vs LOIRP Lunar Orbiter Images “Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project (LOIRP) is in possession of 1,478 2″ original analog tapes from 3 […]
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The Moon Has Much To Offer
Strange Lunar Brew, Paul Spudis “Just after it has been relegated to a “been there, done that” status, the Moon again shows us we have a lot to learn about […]
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The Moon Is Full of Useful Stuff – Let's Go Use It
NASA Missions Uncover The Moon’s Buried Treasures “By understanding the processes and environments that determine where water ice will be, how water was delivered to the moon and its active […]