The End of the Lunar Magnetic Field
Magnetic measurements of the lunar crust and Apollo samples indicate that the Moon generated a magnetic field billions of years ago. The ancient lunar magnetic field was likely even stronger […]
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Constraining the Impact History of the Moon with Lunar Impact Glasses
Lunar impact glasses are formed when the Moon’s crust melts during an impact event and subsequently quenches as a glass. The observed spectrum of impact glass ages helps to constrain […]
Smart Water: In-Situ Prospecting to Manufacture “Mineral Water” on the Moon
Some impact craters near the Moon’s poles contain permanently shadowed regions, which never receive any heat from the sun. These areas act as “cold traps” for water ice to form and accumulate. However, […]
Postdoc Opportunity in Lunar Regolith Processes at Purdue University
The Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science at Purdue University has an opening for a postdoctoral researcher to lead a joint code development, modeling, and remote sensing project focused […]
The LPI’s Lunar South Pole Atlas — A New Online Reference for Mission Planners
The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) has a new online resource available for the Moon’s south pole. Given NASA’s recent direction to implement Space Policy Directive-1 landing astronauts at the […]
A New (Man-made) Crater on the Moon!
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) has identified the final resting place of the Beresheet lander. As you may remember, the SpaceIL spacecraft successfully entered lunar orbit on April 4, […]
Chandrayaan-2 Launch Delayed for Safety Checks
India’s second lunar probe launch has been delayed to July after the unsuccessful landing of Israel’s lander Beresheet. Chandrayaan-2 follows up on the successful flight of Chandrayaan-1, India’s first lunar […]
Migration of Lunar Water Over the Course of a Day
Our understanding of lunar water has changed dramatically since a decade ago, when evidence of both internal and surficial water was first found on the Moon. The surficial water is thought to […]
Simulations Help Understand the Formation of Lunar Multi-Ring Basins
The largest impact craters on the Moon are multi-ring basins with three or more topographic rings, and understanding the formation processes of these basins is important for understanding the evolution […]
A New Hypothesis on the Origin of Lunar Swirls
In a study published earlier this year in the Journal of Geophysical Research – Planets, researchers modeled the effect of magmatism in the lunar crust on surface magnetic fields to […]
ELS Abstract Deadline Extended to January 31, 2018
The abstract deadline for the 6th European Lunar Symposium (ELS), which will be held in Toulouse, France May 13-16, 2018, has now been extended to January 31 (5 pm US […]
Geosciences Special Issue “Recent Advances in Lunar Studies”
Dear Colleagues, The journal Geosciences is accepting papers for a Special Issue related to recent advances in studies of the Moon. Since the Apollo era, sample studies, remote analyses, and […]
REGISTRATION EXTENSION FOR THE 4TH EUROPEAN LUNAR SYMPOSIUM
The 4th European Lunar Symposium will take place at the Trippenhuis (Dutch Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences), Amsterdam, The Netherlands on Wed, 18th May and Thu, 19th May, 2016 (pre-registration on […]
PDS – GRAIL RELEASE 6
The Planetary Data System announces the release of a new degree and order 1500 lunar spherical harmonic gravitational field model, GL1500E, which includes data from the GRAIL primary and extended […]
2016 MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS CONFERENCE
Please join us in Columbus at the 2016 Microscopy and Microanalysis Conference. Planetary Science will be highlighted in our symposium, “From Angstrom to AU: Studies of Planet-Forming Materials.” The abstract […]
LEAG Annual Meeting – Abstract Deadline August 11
LEAG Annual Meeting Abstract Deadline Reminder — August 11, 2015, 5:00 PM CDT! The Annual Meeting of the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group will be held October 20–22, 2015 at USRA Headquarters in Columbia, […]
Short Course and Field School at Sudbury Impact Structure: Applications Now Being Accepted
Program Description 2013 Fall Session September 29 – October 4, 2013 The Short Course and Field School at the Sudbury Impact Structure, is a week-long classroom and field training program […]