LunaH-Map
Lunar Polar Hydrogen Mapper
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LunaH-Map Mission Ends, Validates Science Instrument Performance
August 3, 2023
The LunaH-Map performed a flyby of the Moon shortly after its Nov. 16, 2022, launch on the Space Launch System rocket, but challenges with the spacecraft’s thruster valve prevented it achieving its planned science orbit around the lunar South Pole. This ambitious orbit was designed to take measurements from altitudes as low as 6.2 miles (10 kilometers), including over the permanently shadowed regions of the Moon.
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