NASA’s LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) has twice transmitted a laser pulse to a cookie-sized retroreflector aboard JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) SLIM lander on the Moon and received a return signal. As LRO passed 44 miles above SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) during two successive orbits on May 24, 2024, it pinged the lander […]
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Artemis, Earth's Moon, Goddard Space Flight Center, Lunar Discovery & Exploration Program, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), Planetary Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, The Solar System
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July 29, 2024
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