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Lunar Caves to be Explored and Mapped by ESA

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Tom Patton
Mar 01, 2021
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In a first step towards uncovering the Moon's subterranean secrets, in 2019 ESA asked for ideas to detect, map and explore lunar caves. Five ideas were selected to be studied in more detail, each addressing different phases of a potential mission.

"Although the studies were very different in topic and approach, they all provided great insight into potent…

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