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Tim Dornin

DARK SECRETS: Aussie device counts down to lunar mission | Rare Historical Photos

If achieved, the device will be the first Australian technology to touch down on the moon. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

An Australian space exploration company is close to deploying a device to the moon that could help pave the way for future missions to Mars.

Fleet Space Technologies has won a $4 million grant from the Australian Space Agency for its miniature seismic station that will record data from the lunar surface for up to 14 days.

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