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Crisium's Region of Interest11 Mar 2010 at 11:57pm (NASA) - The region of interest located in Mare Crisium is a compelling Exploration site for many reasons. First, this site was visited by several Soviet landers - Luna 23 and Luna 24 both touched down in Crisium. Luna 24 succeeded in returning a 170 gram sample in 1976. Though the amount was small, it provided a wealth of information and an interesting mystery. The Luna 24 basalt has a titanium dioxide content of about 1%, placing it among the lowest abundances of any lunar basalt sampled. [...]
Read more... Water Found in Apollo Moon Rocks9 Mar 2010 at 2:23pm It turns out evidence for water on the moon was right under our noses all along, according to new studies of rocks retrieved by Apollo astronauts.Read more... Student Teams Ready to Battle Lunar Terrain at NASA's 17th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race5 Mar 2010 at 3:05am WASHINGTON, (NASA) -- More than 100 student teams from around the globe will drive their specially crafted lunar rovers through a challenging course of rugged, moon-like terrain at NASA's 17th annual Great Moonbuggy Race in Huntsville, Ala., April 9-10. Some 1,088 high school, college and university students from 20 states and Puerto Rico, Canada, Germany, Bangladesh, Serbia, India and Romania are expected to participate in the race at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. Students begin to [...]
Read more... Phobos flyby success3 Mar 2010 at 9:00pm (European Space Agency) Mars Express encountered Phobos last night, smoothly skimming past at just 67 km, the closest any manmade object has ever approached Mars' enigmatic moon. The data collected could help unlock the origin of not just Phobos but other "second generation" moons.Read more... Biggest, deepest crater exposes hidden, ancient moon3 Mar 2010 at 9:00pm (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Shortly after the moon formed, an asteroid smacked into its southern hemisphere and gouged out a truly enormous crater, the South Pole-Aitken basin, almost 1,500 miles across and more than five miles deep.Read more... Indian lunar orbiter hit by heat rise26 Nov 2008 at 4:26am Scientists have switched off several on-board instruments to halt rising temperatures inside India's first unmanned lunar spacecraft.Read more... China confirms Moon probe in 2007KAZINFORM - China will launch its first lunar probe this year, and expects to be able to land a man on the Moon within 15 years, a senior space official has ...China to launch moon probe in 2007 PRESS TVMan on moon possible within 15 years China DailyChina could put astronauts on moon in 15 years: expert ABC Newsall 98 news articles »Read more... China Confirms Moon Probe In 2007China will launch its first lunar probe this year, and expects to be able to land a man on the Moon within 15 years, a senior space official has confirmed, ...China's First Moon Mission Confirmed ShortNews.comall 2 news articles »Read more... Scientists Cast Hand Shadows On Moon During Lunar EclipseEasily visible on the surface of the moon were rabbit figures, a duck's head, a peace sign, Dolly Parton's breasts, and obscene hand gestures. ...Lint rollers may collect dangerous Moon dust New Scientist (subscription)all 3 news articles »Read more... When the blue moon turned to red ...The skies stayed clear for stargazers across Times Territory to look upwards and see the moon take on a reddish glow. Lunar eclipses happen when the sun, ...'Blood Moon' over Dorset Dorset EchoDark side of the moon Belfast TelegraphEclipse wows Suffolk stargazers Suffolk Evening StarHerts 24 - Sommerset County Gazetteall 8 news articles »Read more... A Grey Moon over ChinaA Grey Moon over China (Black Heron Press, 465 pages, $25.95) is a novel that extrapolates today's political climate into a far-from-utopian future. ...Read more... Germany plans Moon missionThe German Air and Space Centre (DLR) is planning its first independent mission to the Moon. If all goes to plan, a satellite will orbit the Moon for four ...Read more... Whole of the moonThe moon darkened, reddened, and turned shades of grey and orange during the first total lunar eclipse in almost three years. ...Perfect skies as lunar eclipse provides a remarkable display Sheffield Todayall 2 news articles »Read more... | |||||
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