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The Moon is now the focal point of planetary research
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50 years after the first man-made satellite circumnavigated the Moon, and 40 years after the first manned lunar landing, Earth's main satellite is once again the focal point of planetary research work. For science, new maps and measurement data of the Moon are urgently required in order to carry out future missions to the Moon, including manned ones. Typical applications include research projects in physics, astronomy and to create a first base for missions to Mars at a future date.
Of particular interest to lunar researchers are the virtually unknown areas at the north and south poles of the Moon, which are either at a high elevation where they are exposed to constant sunlight or which are in permanent darkness. Deep craters, into which virtually no light ever penetrates, may possibly contain small amounts of water ice. For future astronauts, water on the Moon would be a raw material of inestimable value, since they could then save at least some of the trouble and cost of taking water and fuel from the Earth. Almost no research has been carried out on the 'dark side' of the Moon, i.e. the side that cannot be seen from Earth. This photo shows the face of the Moon most familiar to mankind, here at full moon.
Credit: NASA/DLR/RPIF.
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