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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                   2025 March 1   
      
                              Blue Ghost to the Moon   
                          Image Credit: Firefly Aerospace   
      
      Explanation: With spacecraft thrusters at top center, the rugged   
      surface of the Moon lies below the Blue Ghost lander in this space age   
      video frame. The view of the lunar far side was captured by the Firefly   
      Aerospace lunar lander on February 24, following a maneuver to   
      circularize its orbit about 100 kilometers above the lunar surface. The   
      robotic lunar lander is scheduled to touch down tomorrow, Sunday, March   
      2, at 3:34am Eastern Time in the Mare Crisium impact basin on the lunar   
      near side. In support of the Artemis campaign, Blue Ghost is set to   
      deliver science and technology experiments to the Moon, part of NASA's   
      Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. Blue Ghost's mission on the   
      surface is planned to operate during the lunar daylight hours at the   
      landing site, about 14 Earth days.   
      
                        Tomorrow's picture: light and sound   
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