Fraser Cain on Nostr: Lava tubes are some of the most interesting places to explore on the Moon, and ...
Lava tubes are some of the most interesting places to explore on the Moon, and they're accessible from the surface through collapsed roofs called skylights. Engineers have proposed a new mission called LunarLeaper. It's a 10-kg, three-legged robot that would land near a skylight called Marius Pit. It would then approach the skylight, walk around the edge twice, and map the subsurface from above, paving the way for future exploration.
https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2024/pdf/1820.pdf 
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