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THE LUNAR CODEX

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50,000+ CREATIVE ARTISTS FROM 262 COUNTRIES AND 149 INDIGENOUS NATIONS
250,000 CULTURAL ARTIFACTS OVER 7 MISSIONS FROM EARTH TO THE MOON & BEYOND
🗸 Codex Orion launched Nov 16, 2022 to Lunar orbit & returned to Earth Dec 11, 2022
        via NASA EM-1 / Artemis I mission
🗸 Codex Peregrine launched Jan 8, 2024, DNC mission, Earth re-entry burn Jan 18, 2024   
       via NASA CLPS TO2-AB mission
🗸 Codex Nova & ILO-X Lunar Codex camera launched Feb 15, 2024 & landed on the Moon Feb 22, 2024
       via NASA CLPS-TO2-IM mission
🗸 Codex Serenity launched Jan 15, 2025 & landed in Mare Crisium on the Moon Mar 2, 2025
       via NASA CLPS-TO-19D mission
🗸 Codex Minerva launched Feb 26, 2025, landed in vicinity of Mons Mouton Mar 6, 2025
       via NASA CLPS-TO-PRIME-1 mission
   Codex Polaris launching to Nobile Crater, Lunar South Pole region NET Dec 2025   
       via NASA CLPS-TO-20A mission
   Codex Freya launching to near-Earth object rendezvous & to deep space NET Dec 2025   
       via NASA CLPS-TO-CP11 mission
"A time capsule of human creativity, stored in the sky" - The New York Times
"How the Lunar Codex is aiming to change the Moon forever" - CNN
    + More about the Lunar Codex and its creative artists - 810+ news stories indexed

The Lunar Codex is fully-funded by Incandence and asks for no fees of any kind from artists or institutions. Anyone soliciting such via email, direct message, Patreon, Kickstarter, Indiegogo, GoFundMe, or similar, in any manner whatsoever, is not affiliated with the Lunar Codex despite any representation to the contrary. Incandence does not profit and makes no revenue from the Lunar Codex project. The Lunar Codex does not and will not deal in non-fungible tokens (NFTs), crypto-, or blockchain-related works, nor does it endorse, nor is it associated with any entities involved in such ventures, despite any representation to the contrary. See additional notes below.

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The Lunar Codex is a curated archive of cultural works from across the globe, launched from Earth via NASA Artemis / CLPS program partners. The Lunar Codex is a project of Incandence Corp. 

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This website copyright © 2020-2025 Incandence Corp. All rights reserved. No other websites or channels are affiliated with the Lunar Codex except as linked herein. The Lunar Codex, Le Codex Lunaire, Codex Orion, Codex Peregrine, Codex Nova, Codex Serenity, Codex Freya, Codex Polaris, Orion Collection, Peregrine Collection, Νουα Collection, Serenity Collection, Freya Collection, Polaris Collection, Manifest 9, Annex 9, Artists on the Moon, Archived on the Moon, Νουα (nu-omicron-upsilon-alpha), ChromaFiche, and associated logos and seals, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Incandence Corp. MoonBox, NanoFiche, and other marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their owners. 

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Individual works are copyright © by their respective creators, editors, publishers, or owners, and all rights as appropriate remain with them, whether or not a notice appears adjacent to the work. All works included in the Lunar Codex have been archived with permission from their respective creators, editors, publishers, or owners, whether individually, or as represented in a collection such as an anthology, exhibit, catalog, or magazine. Music on this website is Claire de Lune by Claude Debussy, Beta Records (2017) original performance recording used with permission - version x 1.33 speed.

Works may be identified by their Lunar Codex time capsule, NASA mission, as follows: [1] LC1 Orion - NASA EM-1 / Artemis 1 Mission (Nov 16-Dec 11, 2022); [2] LC2 Peregrine - NASA CLPS-TO2-AB  (Jan 8-18, 2024); [3] LC3 Nova - NASA CLPS-TO2-IM (Feb 15-22 2024); [4] LC4 Serenity - NASA CLPS-TO-19D Mission 1 (Jan 2025); [5] LC5 Minerva - NASA CLPS-TO-PRIME-1 (Feb 2025); [6] LC6 Polaris - NASA CLPS-TO-20A (Nov 2025); [7] LC7 Freya - NASA CLPS-TO-CP-11-PRISM (4Q25).
- Note: We are transitioning from the previous PM-1, XM-1, GM-1 designation to LC1-7, which is intended to be - but is not yet - implemented throughout the website.

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The Lunar Codex is fully-funded by Incandence and asks for no fees of any kind from artists or institutions. Anyone soliciting such via email, direct message, Patreon, Kickstarter, Indiegogo, GoFundMe, or similar, in any manner whatsoever, is not affiliated with the Lunar Codex despite any representation to the contrary. Incandence does not profit and makes no revenue from the Lunar Codex project. The Lunar Codex does not and will not deal in non-fungible tokens (NFTs), crypto-, or blockchain-related works, nor does it endorse, nor is it associated with any entities involved in such ventures, despite any representation to the contrary.

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