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LUNAR SCIENCE AND MISSION NEWS

The latest on lunar science from recent missions at the Moon. Don’t worry; we won’t hit you with big words like “siderophile” and acronyms like C.O.L.B.E.R.T., unless you want us to. Wink, wink.

LUNAR VOLCANOES

When most people think about volcanism on the Moon, they usually consider the vast mare basalts located primarily on the lunar near side. Continue reading

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CONCENTRIC CRATERS

Because the Moon lacks erosional processes, many interesting crater types can be found all over the surface. Here is an interesting story about a concentric crater.

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CRATER FLYOVER ANIMATIONS

LPI has added a cool new, 3D animation to its collection of lunar flyovers. The flyover of Tycho Crater on the Moon was produced using data from Japan's Kaguya orbiter. A flyover of Meteor Crater in northern Arizona can be found ...

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TALK ABOUT A HOLE IN ONE

This nifty LROC image shows a boulder that rolled downhill and veered right into a crater. Shooter McGavin would be jealous.

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NEW MYMOON YOUTUBE VIDEO

Watch Chuck the MyMoon squirrel's SXSW interview with "We Are Scientists."

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LUNAR SCIENCE NEWS

The Lunar Pioneer blog has posted lots of great information this week including news from LROC and the Moon Mineralogy Mapper. NASA also released an interesting story about the ...

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