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November 25, 2013

NASA Spacecraft Begins Collecting Lunar Atmosphere Data
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 25, 2013
NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) is ready to begin collecting science data about the moon. On Nov. 20, the spacecraft successfully entered its planned orbit around the moon's equator - a unique position allowing the small probe to make frequent passes from lunar day to lunar night. This will provide a full scope of the changes and processes occurring within the moon's tenuous atmosphere. LADEE now orbits the moon about every two hours at an altitude of eight to ... read more

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