This Week NASA: Artemis I Moon Mission Update, Lunar Flashlight, CAPSTONE Success
This illustration shows NASA’s Lunar Flashlight over the Moon. The SmallSat mission will have a very elongated orbit, taking it within 9 miles above the lunar South Pole to search for water ice in the Moon’s darkest craters. Credit: NASAis a small satellite that will use lasers to search for water ice inside the darkest craters at the Moon’s South Pole. Water ice could provide a valuable resource for astronauts on future Moon missions. Lunar Flashlight is targeted for launch in November.
This visualization simulates the lighting at the South Pole of the Moon in the year 2023. The field of view encompasses the area south of 88° south latitude. Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization StudioThis NASA visualization simulates the lighting at the South Pole of the Moon for all of 2023 and gives you an idea of what some of the craters will look like from above. Data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter were used to create this visualization.
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