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Phobos — MRO / HiRISE · 2008
Color composite. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona. Image source ↗
Tycho’s central peak, Moon — LRO / LROC · 2011
Orbital observation. Credit: NASA/GSFC/ASU/SVS. Image source ↗
The surface of Ryugu — Hayabusa2 / ONC-T · 2018
Close-range observation. Credit: JAXA, University of Tokyo & collaborators. Image source ↗
Meridiani Planum, Mars — MRO / HiRISE · 2022
Enhanced-color observation. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona. Image source ↗
Earthrise — Apollo 8 · 1968
Astronaut photography. Credit: NASA/Bill Anders. Image source ↗
Gale Crater, Mars — Curiosity / Mastcam · 2017
White-balanced panorama. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS. Image source ↗
Malapert Massif, Moon — LRO / LROC · 2023
Orbital observation. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University. Image source ↗
Impact melt near Tycho, Moon — LRO / LROC
Orbital observation. Credit: NASA/GSFC/ASU/SVS. Image source ↗
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Full Hayabusa2 image credit: JAXA, University of Tokyo, Kochi University, Rikkyo University, Nagoya University, Chiba Institute of Technology, Meiji University, University of Aizu, AIST.
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LDA concept illustrations, the sensor diagram and powder-sample photographs are from the 2026 LDA presentation. The test-hardware photograph comes from the May 2026 SX site presentation (© The University of Tokyo), and exchange photographs from the June 2026 Australia–Japan Space Dialogue presentation. CG images illustrate a concept rather than a scene photographed on the Moon. The date of a presentation is not necessarily the date its exchange photographs were taken.