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Space programs and missions · A guided course
Find a small target and read the evidence after touchdown
Follow SLIM from a scientifically chosen landing neighborhood through image matching, a propulsion anomaly, changing sunlight and lunar measurements. Learn to distinguish a navigation result from a final position and a passive reflector from an active spacecraft.
Suggested preparation is listed in the course · Start whenever you’re ready
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter photographed SLIM’s landing site on January 24, 2024. The arrow identifies the lander; north is up and the full scene is about 880 meters wide. NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University. Full frame retained; delivery copies resize or change format only.
NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University · Image source · LROC educational use with attributionYour place in the bigger picture
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Read the Moon with images, echoes, height and gravity
From a falling feather to worlds circling a star.
Japan’s SLIM lunar landing mission
Find a small target and read the evidence after touchdown
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