Lunar Horizon (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Lunar Horizon

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The collection of ridges, craters, and boulders that form a lunar horizon can be used by an artificial intelligence to accurately locate a lunar traveler. A system being developed by Research Engineer Alvin Yew would provide a backup location service for future explorers, robotic or human.

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NASA/MoonTrek/Alvin Yew

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