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Artemis II Crew Captures Pic Of 3.8 Billion-Year-Old Lunar Crater, Internet Jokes, 'That's Doraemon'
Artemis II crew captured a photo of the Orientale Basin, with some social media users joking that the basin looks like a smiling cartoon face.
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New Lunar Map Attempts to Identify the Origin Impact Craters of Rock Samples
A new map of the moon’s Mare Orientale basin highlights areas containing original impact melt. These findings could help date the basin’s formation, which is estimated to be 3.8 billion years old. Scientists believe this research may reveal Earth’s early impact history while guiding future lunar sample-return missions. The map also distinguis...
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Chandrayaan-2 Captures First Image of Moon Showing Mare Orientale Basin, Apollo Craters
Chandrayaan-2 has captured the first image of the moon, two days after entering the lunar orbit. The picture was taken by Vikram, the spacecraft's lander.
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First Moon Photo By Chandrayaan-2 Shows Apollo Crater, Mare Orientale Basin
The first image of the Moon captured by Chandrayaan 2 was tweeted by space agency ISRO on Thursday. The image of the moon, ISRO says, was captured at a height of about 2,650 km from the Lunar surface and was taken a day earlier.
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Artemis II Crew Captures Pic Of 3.8 Billion-Year-Old Lunar Crater, Internet Jokes, 'That's Doraemon'
Artemis II crew captured a photo of the Orientale Basin, with some social media users joking that the basin looks like a smiling cartoon face.
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New Lunar Map Attempts to Identify the Origin Impact Craters of Rock Samples
A new map of the moon’s Mare Orientale basin highlights areas containing original impact melt. These findings could help date the basin’s formation, which is estimated to be 3.8 billion years old. Scientists believe this research may reveal Earth’s early impact history while guiding future lunar sample-return missions. The map also distinguis...
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Chandrayaan-2 Captures First Image of Moon Showing Mare Orientale Basin, Apollo Craters
Chandrayaan-2 has captured the first image of the moon, two days after entering the lunar orbit. The picture was taken by Vikram, the spacecraft's lander.
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First Moon Photo By Chandrayaan-2 Shows Apollo Crater, Mare Orientale Basin
The first image of the Moon captured by Chandrayaan 2 was tweeted by space agency ISRO on Thursday. The image of the moon, ISRO says, was captured at a height of about 2,650 km from the Lunar surface and was taken a day earlier.
