Moonraker
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Moonraker is a proposed space mission under development by the European Space Agency (ESA). If approved, it will place a small satellite equipped with a LiDAR instrument into a polar orbit around the Moon. Its measurements will be used to generate highly accurate elevation models of the lunar surface, intended to guide the selection of landing sites for future lunar lander missions. It will also explore permanently shadowed craters and other regions of scientific interest.