NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer was watching as China’s Chang’e 3 landed on the Moon. But the landing didn’t register on any of LADEE’s sensors. Why? The answer teaches us a lot about both the orbiter and the Moon itself.
NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer was watching as China’s Chang’e 3 landed on the Moon. But the landing didn’t register on any of LADEE’s sensors. Why? The answer teaches us a lot about both the orbiter and the Moon itself.