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The Blue Ghost lander from the company Firefly Aerospace is on the surface of the Moon, ready to commence science activities with its ten onboard experiments on board. This includes measuring heat flow from the Moon's interior using the LISTER experiment, in which DLR is involved. This image shows the shadow cast by the lander in Mare Crisium, "the Sea of Crises", facing west.

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The Blue Ghost lander from the company Firefly Aerospace is on the surface of the Moon, ready to commence science activities with its ten onboard experiments on board. This includes measuring heat flow from the Moon's interior using the LISTER experiment, in which DLR is involved. This image shows the shadow cast by the lander in Mare Crisium, "the Sea of Crises", facing west.
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Fraser Cain (fraser@m.universetoday.com)'s status on Thursday, 06-Mar-2025 04:33:06 JST Fraser Cain

Good news! It turns out that safely landing on the Moon isn't impossible. After a string of lunar landers failed, Firefly's Blue Ghost touched down on March 2nd in Mare Crisium on the near side of the Moon, becoming the first privately built lander to complete this feat. Blue Ghost is carrying ten experiments, which will operate over the next two weeks before the lunar night sets in. It will take the first images of a total solar eclipse seen from the Moon.
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/touchdown-carrying-nasa-science-fireflys-blue-ghost-lands-on-moon/

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