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SwRI-led instrument begins lunar mission to probe Moon's interior

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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 Shortly after landing on the Moon aboard Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost 1 lander on March 2, the Southwest Research Institute-led Lunar Magnetotelluric Sounder (LMS) successfully activated and deployed its five sensors. This groundbreaking instrument is designed to analyze the Moon's subsurface by detecting electric and magnetic field variations, marking the first use of magnetotelluric technolo

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SwRI-led instrument begins lunar mission to probe Moon's interior

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SwRI-Led Sounder Instrument Successfully Deployed on Lunar Surface

On March 2, 2025, a significant milestone in lunar exploration was achieved when the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)-led Lunar Magnetotelluric Sounder (LMS) was successfully deployed on the surface of the Moon. The mission, which commenced aboard Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost 1 lander, commenced hours after the lander touched down in the Mare Crisium, an ancient lunar impact basin. Serving as humanity’s first extraterrestrial application of…

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