SwRI is Sending Its First Instrument to the Lunar Surface to Survey the Moon's Interior
January 14, 2025
January 14, 2025
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 14 -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release:
Through NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, Southwest Research Institute developed the Lunar Magnetotelluric Sounder (LMS) to characterize the structure and composition of the Moon's mantle by measuring electric and magnetic fields. The LMS instrument -- manifested on the Blue Ghost lunar lander developed by Firefly Aerospace and targeted to launch on Janu . . .
Through NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, Southwest Research Institute developed the Lunar Magnetotelluric Sounder (LMS) to characterize the structure and composition of the Moon's mantle by measuring electric and magnetic fields. The LMS instrument -- manifested on the Blue Ghost lunar lander developed by Firefly Aerospace and targeted to launch on Janu . . .