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Paul Byrne

@ThePlanetaryGuy

Associate Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science at Washington University in St. Louis • Planetary Evangelist • he/him/Sir • 🇮🇪 in 🇺🇸

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Donald Trump's current legal fees and fines would support a new NASA Discovery mission (phases A–D, excluding launch vehicle costs)

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Our blue marble, seen by the Intuitive Machines Nova-C lander shortly after separating from its SpaceX launch vehicle as it starts its journey to the Moon.

Landing scheduled for this coming Thursday.

Our blue marble, seen by the @Int_Machines Nova-C lander shortly after separating from its SpaceX launch vehicle as it starts its journey to the Moon. Landing scheduled for this coming Thursday.
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In 5 days, the Intuitive Machines' IM-1 lander will attempt to land near the south pole of the Moon.
Previous work by Paul Byrne and myself suggests that the landing site (red star) will be perched on the remnants of the South Pole–Aitken basin's third ring.

In 5 days, the Intuitive Machines' IM-1 lander will attempt to land near the south pole of the Moon. Previous work by @ThePlanetaryGuy and myself suggests that the landing site (red star) will be perched on the remnants of the South Pole–Aitken basin's third ring.
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Our blue marble, seen by the Intuitive Machines Nova-C lander shortly after separating from its SpaceX launch vehicle as it starts its journey to the Moon.

Landing scheduled for this coming Thursday.

Our blue marble, seen by the @Int_Machines Nova-C lander shortly after separating from its SpaceX launch vehicle as it starts its journey to the Moon. Landing scheduled for this coming Thursday.
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121.6 grams.

This is what *decades* of future asteroid sample science research looks like.

121.6 g is the total mass of material returned to Earth by the NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. They needed 60 g.

Mission accomplished.

121.6 grams. This is what *decades* of future asteroid sample science research looks like. 121.6 g is the total mass of material returned to Earth by the @OSIRISREx spacecraft. They needed 60 g. Mission accomplished.
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121.6 grams.

This is what *decades* of future asteroid sample science research looks like.

121.6 g is the total mass of material returned to Earth by the NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. They needed 60 g.

Mission accomplished.

121.6 grams. This is what *decades* of future asteroid sample science research looks like. 121.6 g is the total mass of material returned to Earth by the @OSIRISREx spacecraft. They needed 60 g. Mission accomplished.
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OK, see that thing on the right?

That's the Intuitive Machines Nova-C spacecraft.

It just launched from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A.

And, if all goes well, it will be the first U.S. lander to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972.

OK, see that thing on the right? That's the @Int_Machines Nova-C spacecraft. It just launched from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A. And, if all goes well, it will be the first U.S. lander to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972.
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