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Study models organism survival on the Moon using LRO data

Researchers combined lab measurements with Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter maps to test five species against lunar conditions.

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A new study modeled the survival of five organisms on the Moon by combining laboratory measurements with maps from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. [1]