
NASA Unveils Candidate Landing Sites for Artemis Astronauts
When humans return to the moon, they’ll likely visit one of these 13 regions near the moon’s south pole
Meghan Bartels is a science journalist based in New York City.
When humans return to the moon, they’ll likely visit one of these 13 regions near the moon’s south pole
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