lunar rovers
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India’s Moon Mission Enters Lunar Orbit Ahead of Historic Landing Attempt
India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission is getting closer to the Moon, gradually reducing its altitude above the celestial body’s cratered surface after entering lunar orbit. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced that its third mission to the Moon entered lunar orbit on Saturday after firing its propulsion system to guide it towards an elliptical path around…
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NASA’s ‘Lunar Backpack’ Could Prevent Astronauts From Getting Lost on the Moon
The Moon is not the kind of place where you want to get lost, but it can get a little tricky trying to retrace your dusty footsteps without a GPS system in place. Thankfully, space engineers may have found a way around this limitation, designing a portable backpack meant to generate a real-time, 3D map…
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‘Mysterious Hut’ Spotted on Far Side of the Moon Is a Huge Disappointment
After weeks of anticipation, China’s Yutu 2 rover has finally reached an intriguing object that appeared on the lunar horizon last December, revealing it to be nothing more than an irregularly shaped rock.
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Chinese Rover to Investigate ‘Mysterious Hut’ Spotted on Far Side of Moon
An intriguing object that appears cube-shaped has attracted the attention of scientists working on China’s Chang’e 4 mission on the far side of the Moon.