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...history. The budget for the Apollo programme was terminated in 1972, after which there was little further effort in lunar exploration until 1994 when the Clementine probe went into lunar orbit and collected a wealth of previously unknown information about the topography, crustal thickness, and variations in crustal composition across the whole lunar globe (Plate 2 [image...

...history of individuals attempting to develop more complex systems – so-called heroic programming – where success has been less certain. Sometimes the circumstances resulting from poor planning lead to a situation where it is the only way out to achieve a piece of workable software. However there are systems that are so large and complex, such as those that monitor and...

...history, the fate of its water, and the environments that it hosted 4 billion years ago. As I walk back into the warmth of my house, I think about the fact that we soon may have three active rovers and an active lander on Mars – at the same time. And what they might find… This article was originally published on the AstrobiologyOU website. Banner image credit:...