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NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper's infrared data animation

Images taken at wavelengths not visible to the human eye reveal the invisible “colors” of the moon.


live video from Ranger 9

On March 24, 1965, a nationwide TV audience watched this video live from Ranger 9 as it purposefully crashed into the Moon.


NASA’s Moon Mineralogy Mapper determines surface composition

The image cube measured on Feb. 5, 2009 includes the Apollo 15 landing site adjacent to the feature Hadley Rille.


NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper yields composite images

see images of the moon from NASA’s Moon Mineralogy Mapper on the Indian Space Research Organization’s Chandrayaan-1 mission.


NLSI Vodcast Part 1 Released

Learn about the NASA Lunar Science Institute (NLSI) from its Central staff and the team of Principal Investigators that make up the Institute.


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NASA to Establish Nationwide Lunar Science Institute press release
NASA has announced its intent to establish a new lunar science institute. This effort, with dispersed teams across the nation, will help lead the agency's research activities for future lunar science missions related to NASA's exploration goals.
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MAJOR NASA LUNAR PROBES
Historic information about Pioneer, Ranger, Surveyor, Lunar Orbitor, Clementine and Galileo
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World Book at NASA
Moon is Earth's only natural satellite and the only astronomical body other than Earth ever visited by human beings. The moon is the brightest object in the night sky but gives off no light of its own. Instead, it reflects light from the sun. Like Earth and the rest of the solar system, the moon is about 4.6 billion years old.
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