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How can artificial intelligence (AI) be used to locate lunar pits and skylights, which are surface depressions and openings, respectively, that serve as entrances to lava caves and lava tubes? This is what a recent study published in Icarus hopes to address as an international team of researchers investigated using machine learning algorithms to more efficiently identify pits and skylights …

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 NASA’s Artemis mission will deploy advanced tools to explore the moon’s south polar region. 🔍 The Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) will carry two instruments to detect minerals and map the lunar surface. 🛰️ The Ultra-Compact Imaging Spectrometer will orbit the moon to assess surface water and human impact. 🌑 These efforts aim to uncover lunar secrets …