What's New in Lunar & Planetary Science
Preliminary results of the first flyby of Mercury by MESSENGER have been released. For more information, see the NASA press release.
The Phoenix lander continues to collect samples and perform analyses. See the latest news release for more details. More images from the northern plains of Mars have been returned.
The IAU has announced that Pluto and Eris are now designated "plutoids". For more, see the 11 June IAU Press Release.
This Day in Planetary and Lunar Exploration History
July 19
- 1967
- Launch of IMP-E (Explorer 35) Moon orbiting space physics mission.
- 1969
- Apollo 11 reaches the Moon and goes into lunar orbit.
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