Given that lunar craters are important tools for scientists to calculate the age of geological features on other planets with solid surfaces, moon maps like the new one assume greater significance.
The bottoms of hundreds of craters at the moon's South Pole ... is being sent to find and map this water on the moon's surface. For future moon exploration, including potential long-term lunar ...
NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer will map the Moon’s water, tracking its location, form, and changes. Mission focuses on the Moon’s South Pole.
This aims to map sources of water on the moon to shed ... it will examine features including the permanently shadowed craters at the moon's South Pole, which could contain significant quantities ...
NASA launched the Lunar Trailblazer satellite to map water deposits on the moon, focusing on permanently shadowed craters near the poles. Weighing 440 ...
The diminutive vehicle is designed to hop into and out of permanently shadowed regions, providing detailed surface imagery and data on the moon's many craters ... itself to map the distribution ...
These are craters near the poles that, because of the moon’s tilt towards the sun ... of the IM-2 lander and the surface, creating a 3D map of the surrounding location.
Bottoms of lunar polar craters may harbor ice patches Water ... is being sent to find and map this water on the moon's surface. For future moon exploration, including potential long-term lunar ...
The moon will shift from its regular bright white appearance to a deep rusty red, creating a phenomenal display. Here's ...
The Houston-based company put its Athena spacecraft on the moon just after 12:30 p.m. ET. The landing site is closer to the lunar south pole than any human or vehicle has traveled before.
The high-resolution maps that follow will offer unprecedented ... generating "spectral fingerprints" that cover the entire Moon, including even the deep craters at the South Pole.