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Next Stop, the Moon! MIT’s Advanced Sensors Head to Moon’s South Pole to Scout for Water and Map Terrain
The Moon’s south pole is of particular interest due to its ... it creates precise topographical maps of the Moon’s terrain. Unlike traditional cameras reliant on sunlight, this system operates ...
Chang'e-6 samples suggest 4.25-billion-year-old impact formed moon's South Pole–Aitken basin
Scientists have long sought to determine the age of the moon's South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin, the largest and oldest known ...
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Private US Spaceship Lands Near Moon's South Pole, But Awkwardly
For its second attempt, the company sent the hexagonal Athena lander to the Mons Mouton plateau, closer to the lunar south pole than ... a spacecraft designed to map the Moon's water distribution.