The U.S. space agency will send a spacecraft to the moon to examine the lunar atmosphere and any moon dust it contains. That Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) will launch before U.S. moon exploration activities accelerate during the next decade. LADEE will gather detailed information about conditions near the surface and environmental influences on lunar dust. A thorough understanding of these influences will help researchers understand how future exploration may shape the lunar environment and how the environment…
NASA Sets Mission To Assess Moon Dust, Atmosphere
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