Thursday, June 03, 2010

Old Moon Rover Sends Surprising Laser Flashes to Earth

Source - NASA Science News for June 3, 2010

A Soviet robot lost on the dusty plains of the Moon for the past 40 years has been found again, and it is returning surprisingly strong laser pulses to Earth. Researchers plan to use the aged robot to help them measure the Moon's orbit and test theories of gravity.

FULL STORY at

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/03jun_oldrover/

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