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2 Jun 2017 20:19

The collision of a meteoroid with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's Narrow Angle Camera resulted in this wavy image.NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Arizona State University A camera on NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter survived a direct hit from a meteoroid no larger than the pin of a head that was traveling at incredibly high speeds. Despite its small size, tiny meteoroids can inflict significant damage on space equipment, especially instruments as delicate as a camera.According to NASA pro...
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