Radar Data Show Moon’s South Pole Rougher Than Expected

NASA’s plan to put an outpost at the Moon’s south pole may need reevaluating after detailed mapping data comes in from the fleet of lunar orbiters in operation or on the way. Early radar interferometer data collected with the Goldstone Solar System Radar in California shows the terrain around the...

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