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Moon mission to suck up lunar dust

Orbiter will analyse Moon's atmosphere and help to solve mystery of glowing horizons.

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Powell, D. Moon mission to suck up lunar dust. Nature (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2013.13649

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