News tagged with lunar poles
NASA lunar spacecraft GRAIL complete prime mission ahead of schedule
(Phys.org) -- A NASA mission to study the moon from crust to core has completed its prime mission earlier than expected. The team of NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission, with twin ...
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May 29, 2012 |
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NASA's GRAIL-A spacecraft 24 hours away from Moon
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL)-A spacecraft is within 24 hours of its insertion burn that will place it into lunar orbit. At the time the spacecraft crossed the milestone ...
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Dec 31, 2011 |
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Goddard Visualization Team Previews Lunar Impact
(PhysOrg.com) -- At 7:30 a.m. EDT on October 9, a two-ton rocket body will slam into a crater near the moon's south pole. By studying the resulting plume of gas and dust, scientists hope this grand experiment ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 08, 2009 |
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NASA Lunar Satellite Begins Detailed Mapping of Moon's South Pole
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA reported Thursday that its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully completed its testing and calibration phase and entered its mapping orbit of the moon.
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Sep 17, 2009 |
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LCROSS Selects Crater with Best Chance of Finding Water
NASA has identified the spot where it will search for water on the moon.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 08, 2009 |
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NASA Details Plans for Lunar Exploration Robotic Missions
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's return to the moon will get a boost in June with the launch of two satellites that will return a wealth of data about Earth's nearest neighbor. On Thursday, the agency outlined the ...
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May 22, 2009 |
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