Landsat Lunar Checkups Keep Earth Data Accurate

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NASA’s Landsat 9 regularly points its sensors at the Moon during the full Moon to detect and correct drift, using the Moon’s stability as a reference to keep decades of Earth observations consistent, a process that runs alongside Artemis’ return to lunar exploration.
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A Full Moon Checkup NASA Science (.gov)
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