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Bookmark or Share- SpaceX Will Launch Two New Moon Landers on One Rocket: What to KnowMare Crisium is in the northeast quadrant of the near side of the moon. NASA will pay Firefly $101.5 million if it takes 10 payloads to the lunar surface, and a bit less if it does not fully succeed.
- SpaceX to launch two moon missions on one rocket | CNNBlue Ghost will seek to touch down on the lunar surface near Mons Latreille, an ancient volcanic feature in a more than 300-mile-wide (483-kilometer) basin called Mare Crisium, or “Sea of Crises ...
- Here's what NASA is sending to the moon on Firefly Aerospace's Blue ...In fact, the Mare Crisium landing site was chosen specifically because of its smooth, not rocky landscape, according to Firefly's Spacecraft Program Director Ray Allensworth.
- The Moon’s Far Side Is Hiding a Volcanic Mystery - SciTechDailyVolcanic activity has shaped much of the lunar surface, with lava flows forming rocks called mare basalts. These are far more abundant on the near side, where they cover approximately 30% of the surface, compared to just 2% on the far side.
- Ten NASA Science, Tech Instruments Flying to Moon on Firefly LanderAfter a 45-day cruise phase, Blue Ghost is targeted to land near a volcanic feature called Mons Latreille within Mare Crisium, a basin approximately 340 miles wide (550 kilometers) located in the northeast quadrant of the Moon’s near side. How can we enable more precise navigation on the Moon? How do spacecraft interact with the lunar surface?
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