![]() ![]() In the lunar soil, scientists hope to find clues about the formation of our solar system and glean answers about what other worlds might be like. It turns out that the surface of the moon is full of mysteries, particularly its fine dust covering. Why the sudden surge in global interest in the surface of the moon-which might seem rather, well, uninteresting, save for a few footprints and a couple of golf balls?īillions of years of impacts have ground it into a fine, sharp-edged powder. And India’s latest lunar lander, scheduled for launch in July will likely do some digging around in the dust, too. ![]() NASA has a similar planned mission, scheduled to launch in November. It will be carrying Luna 25, a lunar lander charged with the mission of better understanding our rocky satellite’s surface. This August, a Russian rocket is scheduled to leave Earth bound for the south polar region of the moon.
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