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The Moon is our nearest celestial neighbor, orbiting Earth at less than a quarter of a million miles on average. Now, for the first time since 1972, NASA is preparing to send astronauts to the Moon with the Artemis missions. Artemis III will target landing sites near the lunar South Pole. There, ancient rocks, minerals, and trapped water ice will not only provide resources for human explorers, they may also contain clues to the formation and evolution of our planet and the solar system.
Learn More: nasa.gov/humans-in-space/artemis-science
Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Dan Gallagher: Producer/Editor
Kelsey Young: Scientist
Ernie Wright: Visualizer
Rob Andreoli: Videographer
John D. Philyaw: Videographer
Chris Smith: Animator
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Caela Barry: Support
Aaron E. Lepsch: Technical Support
Universal Production Music: “Transitions” by Harry Gregson Williams [BMI] and Ben Andrew [PRS]; “Love on the Moon” by Sebastian Barnaby Robertson [BMI] and Yaacov Kobi Hokima [BMI]
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The Moon is our nearest celestial neighbor, orbiting Earth at less than a quarter of a million miles on average. Now, for the first time since 1972, NASA is preparing to send astronauts to the Moon with the Artemis missions. Artemis III will target landing sites near the lunar South Pole. There, ancient rocks, minerals, and trapped water ice will not only provide resources for human explorers, they may also contain clues to the formation and evolution of our planet and the solar system.
Learn More: nasa.gov/humans-in-space/artemis-science
Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Dan Gallagher: Producer/Editor
Kelsey Young: Scientist
Ernie Wright: Visualizer
Rob Andreoli: Videographer
John D. Philyaw: Videographer
Chris Smith: Animator
Brian Monroe: Animator
Derrol Nail: Launch Commentator
Lonnie Shekhtman: Public Affairs
Molly Wasser: Public Affairs
Caela Barry: Support
Aaron E. Lepsch: Technical Support
Universal Production Music: “Transitions” by Harry Gregson Williams [BMI] and Ben Andrew [PRS]; “Love on the Moon” by Sebastian Barnaby Robertson [BMI] and Yaacov Kobi Hokima [BMI]
This video can be freely shared and downloaded at svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14886. While the video in its entirety can be shared without permission, the music and some individual imagery may have been obtained through permission and may not be excised or remixed in other products. Specific details on such imagery may be found here: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14886. For more information on NASA’s media guidelines, visit nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/.
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