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Planetary Society Blog for Wednesday 7 January 2015
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/////////////////////////////////////////// 2007 Shoemaker Grant Still Yielding Asteroid Science Posted: 06 Jan 2015 03:15 PM PST http://www.planetary.org/blogs/bruce...ps-giving.html Telescope purchased in 2007 with the support of a Shoemaker grant is still in service and has worked on over 100 near-Earth asteroids over its 8 years of operation. /////////////////////////////////////////// Short updates on Akatsuki and Chang'e missions Posted: 06 Jan 2015 12:50 PM PST http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily...i-chang-e.html A few recent newspaper articles provide some updates on the status of Japan's Venus mission, Akatsuki, and the service module of China's Chang'e 5 test vehicle, Xiaofei. In brief: Akatsuki still plans to attempt to enter orbit in December of this year, while Chang'e 5 T1 is headed to lunar orbit. Meanwhile, the Chang'e 3 mission has released an interesting image of M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy. |
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