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Blue Ghost Mission 1
Blue Ghost Mission 1 delivered NASA science and technology payloads to Mare Crisium and operated through a full planned surface mission.
Mission profileMoon science you can interact with
Explore the Moon through science, missions and interactive tools
Investigate lunar gravity, build mission budgets, compare spacecraft, plan telescope views, explore surface geology and understand why landing, power and communication become different problems on the Moon.
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Use the Moon as a connected laboratory
Every major section connects data, explanation and interaction rather than leaving facts isolated on separate pages.
Mission & Surface ExplorerMove from missions to landing regions and geology.Plan a Lunar MissionBuild a delta-v budget and test propulsion assumptions.Observe the MoonPlan phases, framing, libration and repeat observations.Investigate the South PoleSeparate illumination, cold traps and volatile evidence.Build a Lunar ProbeBalance instrument mass, power and data.Lunar Surface AtlasExplore craters, maria, basins and rilles.
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From the first impact to modern lunar operations
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IM-1 Odysseus
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus delivered NASA and commercial payloads to the lunar south polar region under the CLPS initiative.
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SLIM
SLIM demonstrated high-precision lunar landing technology near Shioli crater.
Mission profileCompleted Surface
Chandrayaan-3
Chandrayaan-3 successfully soft-landed the Vikram lander in the high southern lunar latitudes and deployed the Pragyan rover.
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Danuri (KPLO)
Danuri is South Korea's first lunar mission, operating in lunar orbit with instruments from KARI and international partners.
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Chang'e 5
Chang'e 5 collected and returned young lunar material from Oceanus Procellarum to Earth.
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Guides built around complete questions
Read the science behind the tools: lunar water evidence, regolith, impact geology, spacecraft trajectories, power, navigation, observation and more.
The Moon: A Scientific Guide to Earth's Natural SatelliteA connected introduction to lunar origin, interior, surface, orbit, environment and exploration.How the Moon Formed: Evidence, Models and Open QuestionsHow samples, isotopes, dynamics and computer models shaped the giant-impact framework and why details remain debated.Lunar Gravity: Weight, Motion and the Reality of One-Sixth gWhat lunar gravity changes, what it does not change, and why human movement cannot be scaled with one simple ratio.The Lunar Day and Night: Sunlight, Shadows and a 29.5-Day CycleWhy lunar daylight lasts for days, how local sunrise works and why polar illumination behaves differently.Temperature on the Moon: From Sunlit Ground to Polar Cold TrapsWhy there is no single lunar temperature and how sunlight, latitude, material and terrain control the thermal environment.The Lunar Exosphere: The Moon's Extremely Thin AtmosphereWhat surrounds the Moon, where its particles come from and why calling the Moon completely airless is an oversimplification.