NASA's newly launched Lunar Trailblazer mission seeks to map the distribution and abundance of water on the moon. The spacecraft, launched alongside the commercial lander Athena, aims to provide a global perspective on lunar water, crucial for future exploration. While Athena will drill into a specific location for water vapors, Lunar Trailblazer will follow a more gradual orbit, taking four months to reach the moon and observing for at least two years to gather significant data. This cooperation highlights NASA's approach to enhancing lunar science with combined missions.
Lunar Trailblazer, launched by NASA, aims to provide a detailed map of water on the moon, helping scientists understand its abundance and distribution.
Athena, a commercial lunar lander, will deploy a NASA instrument to drill and sniff for water vapors, focusing on one lunar site.
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