Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is a NASA robotic spacecraft launched in 2009 to map the Moon’s surface in high detail and search for resources such as water ice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA spacecraft
lunar orbiter
robotic spacecraft
abbreviation LRO
dataProduct global lunar digital elevation models
high-resolution lunar surface images
lunar illumination maps
lunar neutron flux maps
lunar radiation environment measurements
lunar temperature maps
instrument CRaTER
Cosmic Ray Telescope for the Effects of Radiation
Diviner
Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment
LAMP
LEND
LOLA
LROC
Lunar Exploration Neutron Detector
Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera
Lyman-Alpha Mapping Project
launchCountry United States
launchDate 2009-06-18
launchMass 1850 kilograms
launchSite Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 41
launchVehicle Atlas V 401
manufacturer NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
missionGoal characterize the lunar radiation environment
create a high-resolution global lunar map
identify safe landing sites on the Moon
map the Moon’s surface in high detail
search for lunar resources such as water ice
study lunar topography
support future human and robotic exploration of the Moon
missionPhase extended mission ongoing
nominal mission completed
missionStart 2009
missionType lunar mapping mission
lunar reconnaissance
planetary science mission
notableResult detection of evidence for water ice in permanently shadowed lunar craters
high-resolution imaging of Apollo landing sites
operator NASA
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
orbitType polar lunar orbit
partOf United States lunar exploration program
periapsisAltitude approximately 50 kilometers above lunar surface
primaryBody Moon
program Lunar Precursor Robotic Program
NASA Lunar Exploration Program
spaceAgency NASA
status operational
target Moon

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Kepler (lunar crater) imagedBy Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
NASA spacecraft includes Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Baade observedByMission Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
subject linked to: Baade lunar crater
RAD750 usedInMission NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
linked to: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Copernicus (lunar crater) imagedBy Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
subject linked to: Copernicus Crater on the Moon
Hale (lunar crater) observedBy Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
subject linked to: Hale crater on the Moon
Mare Tranquillitatis observedBy Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex usedForMission Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Mare Imbrium vicinity observedBy Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Neubukow vehicleRegistrationCode LRO
linked to: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Vikram discoveredByImaging NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
subject linked to: lander Vikram
linked to: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
lunar south polar region isTargetOfMission Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Mare Cognitum mappedBy Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Kirkwood crater observedByMission Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Schwarzschild C mappingMissions Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Schwarzschild K observedBy Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter abbreviation LRO
linked to: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons relatedInstrument LEND on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
linked to: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter