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Mapping the Moon: Future cislunar ops require better positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT). Future military, civil, and commercial cislunar operations will require precise lunar maps not just of topography but also of the Moon's gravitational and magnetic fields.


Future military, civil and commercial cislunar operations will require precise lunar maps not just of topography, but also of the Moon's gravitational and magnetic fields.

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