Lunar Eclipse: Orbiter To Take Dark Moon's Temperature

An instrument aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) will gauge temperatures on the moon while it's in the Earth's shadow on December 10th, 2011. Size and density of rocks can be extrapolated from the results.

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