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Strategic Petroleum Reserve and Lunar Exploration

Updated 2026-06-11 20:55 UTC 1 source Neutral

Scientific American published articles on the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, explaining its storage capabilities in underground salt caverns. Additionally, a new moon robot named LEV-2 was introduced for lunar exploration.

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Scientific American

Meet LEV-2, a baseball-sized and absurdly cute moon robot

This tiny robot might look like a high-tech hamster ball, but it could hasten lunar exploration

2026-06-11 19:13 UTC

Scientific American

The U.S. stockpiles oil in huge underground salt caverns. Here’s why

Salt, with its ability to seal liquid in, is uniquely suited to storing the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve

2026-06-11 19:31 UTC