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DIMPLE Instrument Suite will Explore Lunar Volcanic Activity

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Tom Patton
Jul 19, 2023
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The DIMPLE instrument suite has been selected to establish the age and composition of hilly terrain created by volcanic activity on the near side of the Moon on future Artemis missions.

"With the selection of DIMPLE, we aim to definitively resolve the debate on how recently the Moon was volcanically active.”

Joel Kearns, NASA

The DIMPLE instrument suite, s…

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