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Now: New Moon, 0% illuminated, distance 395,683 km

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Moon visualization: NASA SVS — rendered from LRO data
The Moon at New Moon
November 9, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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Canberra DSS 36 receiving data from LRO at 0 b/s.
November 12, 2026 at 5:46 AM
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Canberra DSS 34 receiving data from LRO at 0 b/s.
November 11, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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Madrid DSS 54 receiving data from LRO at 0 b/s.
November 10, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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Canberra DSS 34 receiving data from LRO at 0 b/s.
November 10, 2026 at 5:14 AM
philstooke.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
So how can we keep track of Yutu 2? One way is with LRO images which are taken roughly once a month. Here are two showing two positions (only about 7 or 8 m apart) and some tracks. They don't show up clearly in all images, however.
#china #moon
An image of Yutu 2 taken by LRO in September 2025. We see the rover (mainly its dark shadow) and some faint tracks, indicated by white arrows. An LRO image of Yutu 2 taken in January 2026. The rover has moved a few metres to the northwest.
November 9, 2026 at 6:15 AM
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Madrid DSS 53 receiving data from LRO at 0 b/s.
November 9, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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Madrid DSS 53 receiving data from LRO at 0 b/s.
November 9, 2026 at 8:34 AM
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Canberra DSS 34 receiving data from LRO at 0 b/s.
November 9, 2026 at 3:33 AM
ridingrobots.bsky.social
Despite my mixed feelings about the whole thing, to mark the occasion of today's upcoming MoonBase announcements here's a Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shot, taken in August, of the shadowy realms near the south pole. The boulders in the zoom-in are roughly house sized. science.nasa.gov/mission/lro/
A gray lunar landscape seen from above, with deep shadow cast over rolling hills and craters and boulders A gray lunar landscape seen from above, with deep shadow cast over rolling hills and craters and clusters of boulders
November 7, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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Madrid DSS 53 receiving data from LRO at 0 b/s.
November 6, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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Madrid DSS 54 receiving data from LRO at 0 b/s.
November 8, 2026 at 7:18 AM
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産総研、月の温度差がクレーター斜面の地形変化に関わる可能性を示す
#産総研 #かぐや #NASA #LRO #ITニュース
産総研、月の温度差がクレーター斜面の地形変化に関わる可能性を示す
産業技術総合研究所（産総研）は11月10日、月のフラムスティードクレーター南西斜面で、凹地と岩塊が多く分布する領域がおおむね一致することを明らかにしたと発表した。月周回衛星「かぐや」と米航空宇宙局（NASA）の月周回探査機「Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter（LRO）」の観測データを解析した結果、昼夜の大きな温度差による岩石の熱疲労が、斜面の地形変化に関わっている可能性が示された。 続きを読む ≫
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November 11, 2026 at 3:37 AM
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Had a dream about my LRO from high school last night?? Literally haven't even spoken to her in over a decade. Begone from my mind. Shoo!
November 11, 2026 at 12:29 PM
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1) When you rank the planetary missions by impact per $, the top 10 are:
Mars Global Surveyor
Mars Odyssey
LRO
MRO
MAVEN
Opportunity
Stardust
Dawn
Spirit

Look at Stardust! Plucky little comet dust sample return mission up there with all those Mars missions! Also DAWN. Small bodies rock!
artist rendition of Stardust mission at comet Wild 2
November 13, 2026 at 1:12 AM
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Canberra DSS 36 receiving data from LRO at 0 b/s.
November 8, 2026 at 3:24 AM
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Hi! 👋
I’m Caitlin! I have a doctorate in planetary science, mainly work on planetary materials science, different space volcanoes, Moon ice adventures, civil engineering on the Moon and Mars, and a dash of space policy!

Oh! And LOTS of science outreach!
Smiling woman scientist in front of large poster of the lunar South Pole as imaged by LRO
November 6, 2026 at 6:18 AM
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Madrid DSS 56 receiving data from LRO at 0 b/s.
November 7, 2026 at 8:42 AM
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Deep Space Network · Tue 10 Nov 2026 (UTC)

35 spacecraft · 95 downlink passes · ≈192 GB downlinked
Most data: JWST 133 GB, LRO 17.9 GB, MRO 9.55 GB
Farthest: Voyager 1, 24.0 light-hours away
Fastest: LRO at 28.7 Mbps via DSS34
Busiest dish: DSS36 (Canberra), 11 passes
Deep Space Network daily summary for Tuesday 10 November 2026 (UTC). 35 spacecraft heard, 95 downlink passes, about 192 GB downlinked, 13 of 15 dishes with downlink passes. Most data: JWST 133 GB, LRO 17.9 GB, MRO 9.55 GB, KPLO 5.24 GB, MMS2 4.16 GB, MMS3 3.32 GB. Downlink passes by complex: Goldstone 35, Madrid 34, Canberra 26. Farthest: VGR1 at 25.9 billion km. Fastest: LRO at 28.7 Mbps. Busiest dish: DSS36 with 11 passes. Timeline of Deep Space Network antenna activity on 10 November 2026, 00:00 to 24:00 UTC, one row per dish, bars for each downlink pass labelled with spacecraft and peak data rate. Goldstone: DSS14: engineering upgrades; DSS23: ORX, ESCB ×2, STA ×2, WIND, KPLO, SPP; DSS24: MMS2, MMS3, MRO ×4, SOHO, THC, NHPC; DSS25: TEST, JNO ×2, ESCG, LUCY ×2, EURC; DSS26: CHDR ×2, JWST ×2, M01O ×4, MSL, TGO ×2. Madrid: DSS53: M01O ×3, MRO ×3, TGO, CGO, ACE, VGR1, RST; DSS54: JNO, KPLO, LRO, VGR1 ×2, JWST; DSS55: engineering upgrades; DSS56: M01O ×2, IMAP, SPP, ORX; DSS63: STA ×2, VGR1; DSS65: ESCG, SOHO, CHDR, VGR1 ×2, MMS1, MMS2, MMS3, MMS4. Canberra: DSS34: LRO, VGR2, JWST, CHDR ×2, CAPS, EURC; DSS35: JNO ×2, SPP, VGR2, MMS4; DSS36: PSYC, SOHO ×2, EURC, RST, M01O ×3, MRO ×3; DSS43: EURC, NHPC, SWFO.
November 11, 2026 at 12:17 AM
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Deep Space Network · Mon 9 Nov 2026 (UTC)

30 spacecraft · 103 downlink passes · ≈204 GB downlinked
Most data: JWST 140 GB, LRO 22.6 GB, MRO 10.8 GB
Farthest: Voyager 1, 24.0 light-hours away
Fastest: LRO at 28.7 Mbps via DSS34
Busiest dish: DSS56 (Madrid), 14 passes
Deep Space Network daily summary for Monday 9 November 2026 (UTC). 30 spacecraft heard, 103 downlink passes, about 204 GB downlinked, 13 of 15 dishes with downlink passes. Most data: JWST 140 GB, LRO 22.6 GB, MRO 10.8 GB, KPLO 10.4 GB, RST 3.83 GB, SPP 2.37 GB. Downlink passes by complex: Goldstone 30, Madrid 36, Canberra 37. Farthest: VGR1 at 25.9 billion km. Fastest: LRO at 28.7 Mbps. Busiest dish: DSS56 with 14 passes. Timeline of Deep Space Network antenna activity on 9 November 2026, 00:00 to 24:00 UTC, one row per dish, bars for each downlink pass labelled with spacecraft and peak data rate. Goldstone: DSS14: engineering upgrades; DSS23: SPP ×2, ESCG ×3, MRO ×3, KPLO; DSS24: CHDR, ESCG ×4, M20; DSS25: ORX ×2, MRO ×2, EMM, M01O ×3, TGO; DSS26: TGO ×2, ESCG, PSYC ×2, SOHO. Madrid: DSS53: JWST ×2, MRO ×3, LRO, ESCG ×2, WIND; DSS54: MMS3, MMS4, SOHO, SPP, RST; DSS55: engineering upgrades; DSS56: MRO ×2, TGO ×3, M01O ×3, MEX ×2, CAPS ×2, SOHO, ORX; DSS63: VGR1 ×2; DSS65: ESCG ×2, STA, KPLO, ACE, CHDR. Canberra: DSS34: KPLO, LRO ×2, ORX, MMS1 ×2, M01O ×2, MEX, SWFO; DSS35: ACE, SPP ×2, RST, MRO ×3, JNO; DSS36: STA, SOHO, WIND, ESCG ×3, JWST ×2, PSYC; DSS43: NHPC, VGR2 ×2, ESCG ×3, TESS, JNO, EURC ×2.
November 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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November 12, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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Canberra DSS 36 receiving data from LRO at 0 b/s.
November 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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I am playing for time here because I have not had time to update my Yutu 2 map yet. Hopefully I will have it done before I have to resort to recipes and grooming advice. Meanwhile... check out this LRO camera team 'featured sites' website for Chang'e 4 […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
A small section of a Yutu 2 rover traverse map from the LRO camera team website (link in main text). It shows an area where the rover drove towards the northwest, passing south of two craters labelled A and B, roughly 10 and 15 m across. The location of the rover on day 71 is also indicated.
November 12, 2026 at 6:43 AM
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Deep Space Network · Thu 12 Nov 2026 (UTC)

31 spacecraft · 73 downlink passes · ≈140 GB downlinked
Most data: JWST 95 GB, LRO 14.7 GB, KPLO 7.72 GB
Farthest: Voyager 1, 24.0 light-hours away
Fastest: LRO at 28.7 Mbps via DSS36
Busiest dish: DSS23 (Goldstone), 14 passes
Deep Space Network daily summary for Thursday 12 November 2026 (UTC). 31 spacecraft heard, 73 downlink passes, about 140 GB downlinked, 13 of 15 dishes with downlink passes. Most data: JWST 95 GB, LRO 14.7 GB, KPLO 7.72 GB, MRO 6.04 GB, RST 3.74 GB, SOHO 1.53 GB. Downlink passes by complex: Goldstone 34, Madrid 22, Canberra 17. Farthest: VGR1 at 25.9 billion km. Fastest: LRO at 28.7 Mbps. Busiest dish: DSS23 with 14 passes. Timeline of Deep Space Network antenna activity on 12 November 2026, 00:00 to 24:00 UTC, one row per dish, bars for each downlink pass labelled with spacecraft and peak data rate. Goldstone: DSS14: engineering upgrades; DSS23: MRO 08:20–08:36, M01O 08:35–10:00, MEX 09:16–10:00, MRO 09:23–10:28, M01O 10:34–11:59, MRO 11:15–12:21, TGO 11:49–11:56, M01O 12:32–13:57, TGO 12:35–13:54, MRO 13:06–14:13, M01O 14:31–15:45, TGO 14:33–15:46, M20 14:51–15:41, MRO 14:58–15:45; DSS24: ESCB 06:10–10:00, ESCG 10:25–10:35, ESCG 12:35–13:28, LUCY 15:45–20:45, KPLO 21:08–21:13, KPLO 21:45–22:05, KPLO 22:48–24:00; DSS25: M01O 08:35–10:00, STA 10:53–11:00, STA 11:30–16:00, IMAP 16:30–16:47, IMAP 16:59–21:00, SPP 21:51–24:00; DSS26: MMS1 06:11–06:50, MMS2 07:06–07:45, MMS3 08:01–08:40, MMS4 08:56–09:35, SOHO 14:35–22:00, CAPS 23:01–23:10, CAPS 23:24–24:00. Madrid: DSS53: CHDR 07:15–08:10, ACE 09:16–12:45, SPP 13:13–13:20, SPP 13:36–17:40, JWST 19:52–23:40; DSS54: SOHO 07:10–13:35, WIND 14:36–17:05, CHDR 20:10–21:06, ESCB 22:15–24:00; DSS55: engineering upgrades; DSS56: CGO 06:16–07:15, RST 16:25–22:55; DSS63: STA 05:40–05:48, STA 06:10–07:40, VGR1 08:20–10:45, EURC 11:50–17:25, VGR1 18:10–19:50; DSS65: JNO 06:05–12:00, KPLO 13:00–14:02, KPLO 14:44–15:30, ORX 16:30–20:00, TESS 20:19–20:28, TESS 21:00–22:00. Canberra: DSS34: SPP 05:35–05:40, SPP 06:06–10:25, JWST 10:47–10:52, JWST 11:21–15:10, MRO 16:52–17:57, MRO 18:44–19:30, JNO 20:30–24:00; DSS35: ORX 06:10–09:33, RST 10:35–15:55; DSS36: LRO 06:20–06:47, LRO 07:47–08:44, ESCB 16:32–16:41, ESCB 17:00–20:45; DSS43: VGR1 05:45–08:15, VGR2 09:20–14:40, JNO 16:21–20:50, EURC 21:50–24:00.
November 13, 2026 at 12:15 AM