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Change-4 may have discovered material from the Moons mantle

Posted: 15 May 2019 01:09 PM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest...iscovered.html

The first science results from the unprecedented Chang’e-4 lunar far side
mission are in. The mission’s Yutu-2 rover, deployed from the lander
shortly after the Chang’e-4 landing on 3 January, has, with the help of the
Queqiao relay satellite, returned data which suggests it has discovered
material derived from the Moon’s mantle.

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Here's a Roundup of Recent OSIRIS-REx Postcards from Bennu

Posted: 15 May 2019 03:00 AM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason...d-roundup.html

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is currently sweeping arcs between the
asteroid's north and south poles.