The Blue Ghost spacecraft, developed by Firefly Aerospace in collaboration with Texas Tech University and Honeybee Robotics, has initiated its Subsurface Thermal Exploration with Rapidity (LISTER) experiment on the Moon. Following a successful landing, it aims to drill nearly ten feet into the Mare Crisium basin, measuring thermal conductivity and heat flow from the Moon's interior. This research could significantly inform NASA's future missions, including potential human landings, while also enhancing our understanding of lunar geology and the Moon's formation.
"The aim of Blue Ghost's drilling is to measure the temperature and flow of heat from the Moon's interior, contributing knowledge about its formation and cooling over billions of years."
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