"How many minerals can be found on moon, including the recently identified one?"
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Spotting Spores
October 27, 2009 / Posted by: Aaron Gronstal
Adrian Ponce, deputy manager for JPL’s planetary science section, has devised a new microscope-based method to quickly validate — from days to minutes — a spacecraft’s cleanliness. The method will help in decontaminating spacecraft before launch, and could have medical and pharmaceutical uses on Earth.
Source: [JPL]
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