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Which NASA program sent uncrewed Surveyor landers to the Moon before Apollo?

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Surveyor program

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What is the name of the largest near-side lunar basin, often called the Ocean of Storms?

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Oceanus Procellarum

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Which Apollo mission landed astronauts at the Fra Mauro formation in 1971?

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Apollo 14

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Which lunar mare's Latin name means Sea of Tranquility?

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Mare Tranquillitatis

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Which Greek goddess gives her name to NASA's program to return astronauts to the Moon?

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Artemis

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Which Apollo 11 astronaut stayed in lunar orbit while Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the Moon?

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Michael Collins

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What was the first spacecraft to detect lunar water molecules from orbit?

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Chandrayaan-1

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What is the name of the bright lunar crater with prominent rays in the southern highlands?

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Tycho

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Which lunar crater was the impact site of NASA's LCROSS mission?

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Cabeus

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What was the first private spacecraft to attempt a Moon landing in 2019?

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Beresheet

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Which Apollo 15 astronaut dropped a hammer and feather on the Moon?

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David Scott

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Which NASA spacecraft has orbited and mapped the Moon since 2009?

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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

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