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 "name": "SpaceMiningData space resources dataset",
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 "built": "2026-11-11",
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "url": "https://spaceminingdata.com/data.html",
 "license_note": "Quoted source excerpts belong to their publishers and are included for verification. They are not covered by the dataset's CC BY 4.0 license.",
 "body": "Moon",
 "coordinate_system": "Planetographic latitude, longitude east positive (-180 to 180), on the Moon",
 "caution": "Positions are display geometry, not landing points: a named feature's centre from the Gazetteer, or coordinates printed in a record's own target site. Moon coordinates, not WGS 84 (RFC 7946 assumes Earth).",
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   "lon_east": 44.4,
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   "lat": 35.25,
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   "page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/sites/nassau-crater.html",
   "basis": "feature_centre",
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  {
   "slug": "mons-mouton",
   "name": "Mons Mouton",
   "page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/sites/mons-mouton.html",
   "basis": "feature_centre",
   "lat": -84.6,
   "lon_east": 31.0,
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    "msn-intuitive-machines-im-4",
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  {
   "slug": "cabeus-crater",
   "name": "Cabeus crater",
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   "basis": "feature_centre",
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   "slug": "haworth-crater",
   "name": "Haworth crater",
   "page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/sites/haworth-crater.html",
   "basis": "feature_centre",
   "lat": -87.45,
   "lon_east": -5.17,
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    "Firefly names the rim of Haworth crater, about 40 km south of Mons Malapert, and has not published exact coordinates, so the crater centre is shown. It is not a landing point."
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    "msn-astrobotic-moonranger"
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   "slug": "lunar-south-pole",
   "name": "Lunar south polar region",
   "page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/sites/lunar-south-pole.html",
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    "msn-masten-mission-one",
    "msn-interlune-metal-camera",
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   "stable_id": "msn-cnsa-change-5",
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   "target_site_in_record": "Northern Oceanus Procellarum, near Mons Ruemker",
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   "target_site_in_record": "Moon's far side, near Nassau crater",
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   "site": "Nassau crater",
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   "lunar_lat": -24.91,
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   "gazetteer_feature_id": 4159,
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   "stable_id": "msn-cnsa-change-6",
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   "status": "Ended · outcome: Success",
   "target_site_in_record": "Apollo basin within the South Pole-Aitken basin, lunar far side",
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   "site": "Apollo basin",
   "site_page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/sites/apollo-basin.html",
   "lunar_lat": -35.69,
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   "gazetteer_feature_id": 326,
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   "stable_id": "msn-intuitive-machines-im-2",
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   "site": "Mons Mouton",
   "site_page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/sites/mons-mouton.html",
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   "lunar_lon_east": 31.0,
   "position_basis": "feature_centre",
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   "stable_id": "msn-intuitive-machines-im-4",
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   "site_page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/sites/mons-mouton.html",
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   "position_basis": "feature_centre",
   "gazetteer_feature_id": 16070,
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   "site_page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/sites/mons-mouton.html",
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   "lunar_lon_east": 31.0,
   "position_basis": "feature_centre",
   "gazetteer_feature_id": 16070,
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   "site_page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/sites/mons-mouton.html",
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   "lunar_lon_east": 31.0,
   "position_basis": "feature_centre",
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   "phase": "ended",
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   "status": "In development",
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   "lunar_lon_east": 31.0,
   "position_basis": "feature_centre",
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   "carrier_id": "msn-blue-origin-blue-moon-mk1-viper",
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  {
   "stable_id": "msn-nasa-lcross",
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   "status": "Ended · outcome: Success",
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   "site_page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/sites/cabeus-crater.html",
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   "lunar_lon_east": -42.13,
   "position_basis": "feature_centre",
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   "gazetteer_url": "https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/953",
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   "carrier_id": null,
   "why_no_point": null
  },
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   "stable_id": "msn-firefly-blue-ghost-m4",
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   "phase": "in_development",
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   "placement": "placed",
   "site": "Haworth crater",
   "site_page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/sites/haworth-crater.html",
   "lunar_lat": -87.45,
   "lunar_lon_east": -5.17,
   "position_basis": "feature_centre",
   "gazetteer_feature_id": 14502,
   "gazetteer_url": "https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/14502",
   "feature_diameter_km": 51.42,
   "carrier_id": null,
   "why_no_point": null
  },
  {
   "stable_id": "msn-astrobotic-moonranger",
   "mission": "MoonRanger micro-rover (Astrobotic / Carnegie Mellon University, Neutron Spectrometer System)",
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   "kind": "payload",
   "phase": "manifested",
   "status": "Manifested · Planned, no earlier than 2029",
   "target_site_in_record": "Lunar south pole region (Blue Ghost Mission 4 landing area on the rim of Haworth crater)",
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   "site": "Haworth crater",
   "site_page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/sites/haworth-crater.html",
   "lunar_lat": -87.45,
   "lunar_lon_east": -5.17,
   "position_basis": "feature_centre",
   "gazetteer_feature_id": 14502,
   "gazetteer_url": "https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/14502",
   "feature_diameter_km": 51.42,
   "carrier_id": "msn-firefly-blue-ghost-m4",
   "why_no_point": null
  },
  {
   "stable_id": "msn-blue-origin-blue-moon-mk1-viper",
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   "page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/missions/blue-origin-blue-moon-mk1-viper.html",
   "kind": "spacecraft",
   "phase": "in_development",
   "status": "In development",
   "target_site_in_record": "Lunar South Pole region",
   "placement": "region",
   "site": "Lunar south polar region",
   "site_page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/sites/lunar-south-pole.html",
   "lunar_lat": null,
   "lunar_lon_east": null,
   "position_basis": null,
   "gazetteer_feature_id": null,
   "gazetteer_url": null,
   "feature_diameter_km": null,
   "carrier_id": null,
   "why_no_point": "The record names only the lunar south polar region."
  },
  {
   "stable_id": "msn-csa-lunar-rover-mission",
   "mission": "Canadian Lunar Rover Mission (CSA Lunar Rover Mission, LRM)",
   "page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/missions/csa-lunar-rover-mission.html",
   "kind": "payload",
   "phase": "cancelled",
   "status": "Cancelled",
   "target_site_in_record": "lunar south polar region",
   "placement": "region",
   "site": "Lunar south polar region",
   "site_page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/sites/lunar-south-pole.html",
   "lunar_lat": null,
   "lunar_lon_east": null,
   "position_basis": null,
   "gazetteer_feature_id": null,
   "gazetteer_url": null,
   "feature_diameter_km": null,
   "carrier_id": null,
   "why_no_point": "The record names only the lunar south polar region."
  },
  {
   "stable_id": "msn-cnsa-change-7",
   "mission": "Chang'e-7",
   "page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/missions/cnsa-change-7.html",
   "kind": "spacecraft",
   "phase": "manifested",
   "status": "Manifested",
   "target_site_in_record": "Lunar south polar region",
   "placement": "region",
   "site": "Lunar south polar region",
   "site_page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/sites/lunar-south-pole.html",
   "lunar_lat": null,
   "lunar_lon_east": null,
   "position_basis": null,
   "gazetteer_feature_id": null,
   "gazetteer_url": null,
   "feature_diameter_km": null,
   "carrier_id": null,
   "why_no_point": "The record names only the lunar south polar region."
  },
  {
   "stable_id": "msn-cnsa-change-8",
   "mission": "Chang'e-8",
   "page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/missions/cnsa-change-8.html",
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   "phase": "in_development",
   "status": "In development · Planned 2029 (target)",
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   "placement": "region",
   "site": "Lunar south polar region",
   "site_page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/sites/lunar-south-pole.html",
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   "lunar_lon_east": null,
   "position_basis": null,
   "gazetteer_feature_id": null,
   "gazetteer_url": null,
   "feature_diameter_km": null,
   "carrier_id": null,
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  {
   "stable_id": "msn-astrobotic-griffin-1",
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   "kind": "spacecraft",
   "phase": "in_development",
   "status": "In development · Planned, no earlier than 2026-11",
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   "site": "Lunar south polar region",
   "site_page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/sites/lunar-south-pole.html",
   "lunar_lat": null,
   "lunar_lon_east": null,
   "position_basis": null,
   "gazetteer_feature_id": null,
   "gazetteer_url": null,
   "feature_diameter_km": null,
   "carrier_id": null,
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   "stable_id": "msn-intuitive-machines-clps-south-pole-2030",
   "mission": "Intuitive Machines CLPS south-pole delivery (2026 award, 2030 target)",
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   "phase": "announced",
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   "placement": "region",
   "site": "Lunar south polar region",
   "site_page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/sites/lunar-south-pole.html",
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   "lunar_lon_east": null,
   "position_basis": null,
   "gazetteer_feature_id": null,
   "gazetteer_url": null,
   "feature_diameter_km": null,
   "carrier_id": null,
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  },
  {
   "stable_id": "msn-ispace-m4",
   "mission": "ispace Mission 4 (ULTRA lander; formerly Mission 6)",
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   "status": "In development · Planned 2029 (target)",
   "target_site_in_record": "lunar south polar region (specific site not published)",
   "placement": "region",
   "site": "Lunar south polar region",
   "site_page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/sites/lunar-south-pole.html",
   "lunar_lat": null,
   "lunar_lon_east": null,
   "position_basis": null,
   "gazetteer_feature_id": null,
   "gazetteer_url": null,
   "feature_diameter_km": null,
   "carrier_id": null,
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  {
   "stable_id": "msn-jaxa-isro-lupex",
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   "page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/missions/jaxa-isro-lupex.html",
   "kind": "spacecraft",
   "phase": "in_development",
   "status": "In development · Planned, no earlier than 2028",
   "target_site_in_record": "Lunar south polar region (landing site being coordinated)",
   "placement": "region",
   "site": "Lunar south polar region",
   "site_page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/sites/lunar-south-pole.html",
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   "lunar_lon_east": null,
   "position_basis": null,
   "gazetteer_feature_id": null,
   "gazetteer_url": null,
   "feature_diameter_km": null,
   "carrier_id": null,
   "why_no_point": "The record names only the lunar south polar region."
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  {
   "stable_id": "msn-ispace-europe-magpie",
   "mission": "MAGPIE (Mission for Advanced Geophysics and Polar Ice Exploration) rover",
   "page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/missions/ispace-europe-magpie.html",
   "kind": "payload",
   "phase": "manifested",
   "status": "Manifested · Planned 2029 (target)",
   "target_site_in_record": "lunar south polar region",
   "placement": "region",
   "site": "Lunar south polar region",
   "site_page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/sites/lunar-south-pole.html",
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   "lunar_lon_east": null,
   "position_basis": null,
   "gazetteer_feature_id": null,
   "gazetteer_url": null,
   "feature_diameter_km": null,
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  {
   "stable_id": "msn-masten-mission-one",
   "mission": "Masten Mission One (XL-1 lander, NASA CLPS task order TO19C)",
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   "kind": "spacecraft",
   "phase": "cancelled",
   "status": "Cancelled",
   "target_site_in_record": "lunar south pole",
   "placement": "region",
   "site": "Lunar south polar region",
   "site_page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/sites/lunar-south-pole.html",
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   "lunar_lon_east": null,
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   "gazetteer_feature_id": null,
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   "carrier_id": null,
   "why_no_point": "The record names only the lunar south polar region."
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  {
   "stable_id": "msn-interlune-metal-camera",
   "mission": "METAL multispectral camera (Interlune / NASA Ames) on Griffin-1",
   "page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/missions/interlune-metal-camera.html",
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   "phase": "manifested",
   "status": "Manifested · Planned 2026 H2 (target)",
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   "placement": "region",
   "site": "Lunar south polar region",
   "site_page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/sites/lunar-south-pole.html",
   "lunar_lat": null,
   "lunar_lon_east": null,
   "position_basis": null,
   "gazetteer_feature_id": null,
   "gazetteer_url": null,
   "feature_diameter_km": null,
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  {
   "stable_id": "msn-nasa-promise",
   "mission": "PROMISE (Polar Rover for Observation, Mapping, and In-Situ Exploration)",
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   "status": "In development · Planned 2028 H2 (target)",
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   "placement": "region",
   "site": "Lunar south polar region",
   "site_page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/sites/lunar-south-pole.html",
   "lunar_lat": null,
   "lunar_lon_east": null,
   "position_basis": null,
   "gazetteer_feature_id": null,
   "gazetteer_url": null,
   "feature_diameter_km": null,
   "carrier_id": null,
   "why_no_point": "The record names only the lunar south polar region."
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  {
   "stable_id": "msn-blue-origin-oasis-1",
   "mission": "Blue Origin Oasis-1 lunar resource-mapping orbiter (Project Oasis, with Luxembourg)",
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   "kind": "spacecraft",
   "phase": "announced",
   "status": "Announced",
   "target_site_in_record": "Ultra-low lunar polar orbit (orbital mapping; no landing site)",
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   "site": null,
   "site_page": null,
   "lunar_lat": null,
   "lunar_lon_east": null,
   "position_basis": null,
   "gazetteer_feature_id": null,
   "gazetteer_url": null,
   "feature_diameter_km": null,
   "carrier_id": null,
   "why_no_point": "Orbital mission; no surface site."
  },
  {
   "stable_id": "msn-isro-chandrayaan-1",
   "mission": "Chandrayaan-1",
   "page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/missions/isro-chandrayaan-1.html",
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   "phase": "ended",
   "status": "Ended · outcome: Success",
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   "site": null,
   "site_page": null,
   "lunar_lat": null,
   "lunar_lon_east": null,
   "position_basis": null,
   "gazetteer_feature_id": null,
   "gazetteer_url": null,
   "feature_diameter_km": null,
   "carrier_id": null,
   "why_no_point": "Orbital mission; no surface site."
  },
  {
   "stable_id": "msn-nasa-lunar-flashlight",
   "mission": "Lunar Flashlight",
   "page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/missions/nasa-lunar-flashlight.html",
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   "target_site_in_record": "Permanently shadowed craters, lunar south pole (never reached)",
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   "site": null,
   "site_page": null,
   "lunar_lat": null,
   "lunar_lon_east": null,
   "position_basis": null,
   "gazetteer_feature_id": null,
   "gazetteer_url": null,
   "feature_diameter_km": null,
   "carrier_id": null,
   "why_no_point": "Orbital mission; no surface site."
  },
  {
   "stable_id": "msn-nasa-lunar-trailblazer",
   "mission": "Lunar Trailblazer",
   "page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/missions/nasa-lunar-trailblazer.html",
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   "site_page": null,
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   "lunar_lon_east": null,
   "position_basis": null,
   "gazetteer_feature_id": null,
   "gazetteer_url": null,
   "feature_diameter_km": null,
   "carrier_id": null,
   "why_no_point": "Orbital mission; no surface site."
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   "stable_id": "msn-esa-lunar-isru-demonstration",
   "mission": "ESA lunar ISRU demonstration mission (oxygen-from-regolith payload; not flown)",
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   "kind": "payload",
   "phase": "stalled",
   "status": "Stalled",
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   "site": null,
   "site_page": null,
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   "lunar_lon_east": null,
   "position_basis": null,
   "gazetteer_feature_id": null,
   "gazetteer_url": null,
   "feature_diameter_km": null,
   "carrier_id": null,
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  {
   "stable_id": "msn-university-of-tokyo-lunar-rabbit",
   "mission": "LUNAR-RABBIT water and metal-element exploration instruments (University of Tokyo)",
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   "phase": "in_development",
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   "site": null,
   "site_page": null,
   "lunar_lat": null,
   "lunar_lon_east": null,
   "position_basis": null,
   "gazetteer_feature_id": null,
   "gazetteer_url": null,
   "feature_diameter_km": null,
   "carrier_id": null,
   "why_no_point": "No host mission or landing site is recorded."
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  {
   "stable_id": "msn-magna-petra-halo",
   "mission": "Magna Petra HALO (Helium Availability of Lunar Origin) reconnaissance payload",
   "page": "https://spaceminingdata.com/missions/magna-petra-halo.html",
   "kind": "payload",
   "phase": "in_development",
   "status": "In development",
   "target_site_in_record": null,
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   "site": null,
   "site_page": null,
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   "lunar_lon_east": null,
   "position_basis": null,
   "gazetteer_feature_id": null,
   "gazetteer_url": null,
   "feature_diameter_km": null,
   "carrier_id": null,
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  {
   "stable_id": "msn-moon-express-mx-1e",
   "mission": "Moon Express MX-1E first lunar mission (Google Lunar XPRIZE attempt)",
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   "site": null,
   "site_page": null,
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   "lunar_lon_east": null,
   "position_basis": null,
   "gazetteer_feature_id": null,
   "gazetteer_url": null,
   "feature_diameter_km": null,
   "carrier_id": null,
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  {
   "stable_id": "msn-asi-oracle",
   "mission": "ORACLE lunar oxygen-extraction payload (Italian Space Agency)",
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   "status": "In development",
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   "site": null,
   "site_page": null,
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   "lunar_lon_east": null,
   "position_basis": null,
   "gazetteer_feature_id": null,
   "gazetteer_url": null,
   "feature_diameter_km": null,
   "carrier_id": null,
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   "stable_id": "msn-interlune-prospect-moon",
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   "kind": "payload",
   "phase": "in_development",
   "status": "In development",
   "target_site_in_record": "Nearside equatorial mare site (per Interlune's 2025 LPSC abstract; not restated in 2026 sources)",
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   "site": null,
   "site_page": null,
   "lunar_lat": null,
   "lunar_lon_east": null,
   "position_basis": null,
   "gazetteer_feature_id": null,
   "gazetteer_url": null,
   "feature_diameter_km": null,
   "carrier_id": null,
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