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2021: A Moon in Review

Title slide of the 2021: A Moon in Review presentation, featuring a lunar impact crater and the NASA meatball logo.
Published: October 8, 2021

Explore selected highlights from the past year in lunar science, and take a peek at up-and-coming topics, in this overview presentation.

For more information about current lunar events, visit:

https://moon.nasa.gov/news

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