How LADEE will probe the lunar atmosphere and moon dust

Closing in on LADEE Launch · 29:09 · Video: NASA · Watch at the source

In short: This video details the final pre-launch status of NASA's LADEE mission, a robotic mission designed to orbit the moon to study its atmosphere and dust environment.

The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) is a robotic mission aimed at gathering detailed information regarding the structure and composition of the lunar atmosphere. While circling the moon, the probe aims to discover whether dust rises into the lunar atmosphere. Such studies seek to improve our knowledge regarding various objects across the solar system.

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