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'Toy poodle' rock seen on Moon in pic released by Japan
short by Pragya Swastik / on Tuesday, 30 January, 2024
Japan released images captured by the camera onboard its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM). It showed rocks of scientific interest situated around SLIM's landing site, including the rock 'toy poodle'. The mission team picked out specific rocks in the area and gave each one the name of a dog breed - apparently to indicate the size of each rock.
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