The Space Store

The Mineral Dust Detector, or M.D.D., is a device designed and built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory that measures atmospheric mineral dust from space via satellite in near-real time.

When we think of earthquakes, most of our minds immediately turn to Earth. After all, it is home to the majority of known seismic activity. However, several other planets also experience earthquakes. These celestial objects are called extrasolar planets because they are not present in Earth's solar system.

NASA named it's effort to return to the Moon (and eventually onto Mars) ARTEMIS. In Greek mythology, Artemis is the sister of Apollo, goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, the Moon, and chastity.