‘Sand blasting’: Tiny cameras to track Moon’s reaction to NASA landers

In a mission set to enhance our understanding of lunar interactions, NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, has developed the Stereo Cameras for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies (SCALPSS). These tiny cameras, mounted on Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lander, are poised to capture the Moon’s surface in unprecedented detail during the spacecraft’s descent.

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