Caves on the Moon Are Target of New NASA Mission
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Caves on the moon are target of new NASA mission
NASA wants to search for caves on the moon. A new mission named GIMLI will land and examine a volcanic pit — the Marius Hills Pit — in the vast, dark lunar lava plain known as Oceanus Procellarum. The post Caves on the moon are target of new NASA mission first appeared on EarthSky.
In 2009, a Japanese team discovered in the images of the Kaguya probe a dark and almost round hole in the hills of Marius, a volcanic region on the visible face of the Moon. Seventeen years later, NASA has selected a mission to find out if that well is the entrance to a cave on the Moon large enough to one day serve as a refuge for astronauts. The agency announced on September 30, 2026 that GIMLI (Geophysical Instruments for Marius Lunar Well Re…
A gaping hole on the surface of the Moon could give access to a vast underground cavity. This opening bears the name of Marius Hills Pit. It is located in an area marked by an ancient volcanic activity.
NASA investigates mysterious hole on the Moon
NASA has selected a project to investigate whether the Marius Hills Pit, a mysterious opening on the Moon, leads to an underground cavern that could one day shelter astronauts from dangerous radiation and extreme temperatures. Discovered in 2009, the pit is roughly 10 stories deep, with an opening the size of a football field. Led by the Planetary Science Institute, the Geophysical Instruments for Marius Lunar Pit Investigation (GIMLI) will use …
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