Space Apps Challenge 2018

ARMSTRONG | Mission to the Moon!

Team Updates

Elevation of the lunar surface (image from moon.nasa.gov). Used to evaluate landing site geography.
Elevation of the lunar surface (image from moon.nasa.gov). Used to evaluate landing site geography.
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Presence of water in the selected landing site (credit: NASA images). Blue dots represent water ice on the surface of the Moon.
Presence of water in the selected landing site (credit: NASA images). Blue dots represent water ice on the surface of the Moon.
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The selected landing site (image from moontrek.jpl.nasa.gov)
The selected landing site (image from moontrek.jpl.nasa.gov)
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Challenges faced

Landing site: the landing site has been found according to the experiments that have to be performed. This site is located near the South Pole, inside the crater at a longitude of 45° and a latitude of -85°. This crater has a diameter of around 50 km, is mainly flat, presents areas with water ice and is partially lit by solar radiation. All these charachteristics make this crater a favourable place to conduct all the programmed studies.

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