月球上的藍色幽靈
Blue Ghost on the Moon

發表日期:2025-03-03
月球上有了新的著陸器。昨天,Firefly Aerospace 公司的 "藍幽靈 "號(Blue Ghost)首次成功實現了商業登月。在計劃的 60 天任務中,"藍幽靈 "號將部署幾臺美國國家航空航天局(NASA)委託的科學儀器,其中包括 PlanetVac,它能在產生小型氣體旋風后捕捉月球塵埃。藍幽靈 "還將搭載LEXI 望遠鏡,捕捉地球磁層的X 射線影像。LEXI 的資料將有助於更好地瞭解地球磁場如何保護地球免受太陽風和耀斑的傷害。 圖為 "藍幽靈 "著陸器的影子在坑坑窪窪的月球表面清晰可見,而地球的發光球體就在地平線上盤旋。藍幽靈 "未來機器人著陸器的目標包括在美國宇航局的阿耳特彌斯計劃中為月球宇航員提供支援,阿耳特彌斯三號目前計劃於 2027 年將人類送回月球。
原文:There's a new lander on the Moon. Yesterday Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost executed the first-ever successful commercial lunar landing. During its planned 60-day mission, Blue Ghost will deploy several NASA-commissioned scientific instruments, including PlanetVac which captures lunar dust after creating a small whirlwind of gas. Blue Ghost will also host the telescope LEXI that captures X-ray images of the Earth's magnetosphere. LEXI data should enable a better understanding of how Earth's magnetic field protects the Earth from the Sun's wind and flares. Pictured, the shadow of the Blue Ghost lander is visible on the cratered lunar surface, while the glowing orb of the planet Earth hovers just over the horizon. Goals for future robotic Blue Ghost landers include supporting lunar astronauts in NASA's Artemis program, with Artemis III currently scheduled to land humans back on the Moon in 2027.
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