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PRISM<\/h1>\n

The Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon (PRISM) is a NASA program that sends instrument suites (i.e. payloads) to the Moon on Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) landers and rovers to conduct scientific investigations at key locations on the surface of the Moon.<\/p>\n

The aim is to learn as much as possible about the Moon and its surface environment before NASA\u2019s Artemis program prepares to send astronauts, including the first female astronaut, to the Moon.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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PRISM Payloads<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Payload<\/th>\nPRISM Call<\/th>\nCLPS<\/th>\nGoals<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Lunar Vertex<\/a><\/td>\nPRISM-1<\/td>\nCP-11<\/td>\nInvestigate the origin of the lunar swirl and its magnetic field anomaly at Reiner Gamma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Farside Seismic Suite (FSS)<\/a><\/td>\nPRISM-1<\/td>\nCP-12<\/td>\nInvestigate the deep lunar structure and the difference between near and farside activity, and evaluate the current micrometeorite impact rate and local tectonic activity in Schr\u00f6dinger Basin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lunar Interior Temperature and Materials Suite (LITMS)<\/a><\/td>\nPRISM-1<\/td>\nCP-12<\/td>\nInvestigate the heat flow and electrical conductivity of the lunar interior in Schr\u00f6dinger Basin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lunar Vulkan Imaging and Spectroscopy Explorer (Lunar-VISE)<\/th>\nPRISM-2<\/td>\nCP-21<\/td>\nMeasure the composition and physical properties of the rocks and regolith making up the Gruithuisen Domes to learn about silicic volcanism on the Moon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lunar Explorer Instrument for space biology Applications (LEIA)<\/a><\/td>\nPRISM-2<\/td>\nCP-22<\/td>\nInvestigate the biological response of yeast to the lunar environment and measure the radiation levels at the surface of the South Pole<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dating an Irregular Mare Patch with a Lunar Explorer (DIMPLE)<\/a><\/td>\nPRISM-3<\/td>\nCP-32<\/td>\nEstablish the age and geochemistry of the Ina Irregular Mare Patch and verify the duration of lunar volcanic activity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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PRISM Payloads<\/p>\n

Lunar Vertex<\/a><\/p>\n