NASA’s LADEE Probe Starts Science Study of Thin Lunar Atmosphere and Dusty Mystery

universetoday.com/ ^ | November 23, 2013 | Ken Kremer on

[BenLurkin]

By circling in this very low altitude equatorial orbit, the washing machine sized probe will make frequent passes crossing from lunar day to lunar night enabling it to precisely measure changes and processes occurring within the moon’s tenuous atmosphere while simultaneously sniffing for uplifted lunar dust in the lunar sky.

[ToastedHead]

Watched the launch from my backyard. I feel like its my pet orbiter.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks BenLurkin.

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[SunkenCiv]

http://www.varchive.org/itb/brigmoon.htm

[Berosus]

I just read on FOXNews.com that the Chinese are planning to send a space probe to the moon next month, and the exhaust from its rockets could mess up LADEE’s measurements of the lunar environment.

[SunkenCiv]

Sure, but fifteen minutes later the lunar environment will be back to the original state.

Wow, that was almost funny.

I’ll try again.

The Chinese lunar probe will also stop every hundred kilometers, send out parts in every direction which will orbit the craft then return to their original places.