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Diviner Observes LCROSS Impact
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Oct 12, 2009 |
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The LRO Diviner instrument obtained infrared observations of the LCROSS impact. LRO flew by the LCROSS Centaur impact site 90 seconds after impact at a distance of ~80 km. Diviner was commanded to observe ...
Lunar Orbit is Divine for NASA Instrument
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Jun 24, 2009 |
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Diviner, an instrument that will make the first maps of the temperature on the surface of the lunar polar regions, entered the moon's orbit this morning (June 23) aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
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New NASA temperature maps provide 'whole new way of seeing the moon'
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Sep 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's first-ever moon temperature-mapping effort has returned its first data.
New NASA Moon Mission Begins Integration of Science Instruments
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Apr 17, 2008 |
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Several instruments that will help NASA characterize the moon's surface have been installed on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO. The powerful equipment will bring the moon into sharper focus and reveal new insights ...
Crafty Tricks for Finding Moon Water
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Mar 28, 2008 |
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Bright gray, crater-pocked mountains taller than Mount McKinley. Abyssal craters that could swallow several Grand Canyons whole.
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's first moon images available
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Jul 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has transmitted its first images since reaching the moon on June 23. The spacecraft's two cameras, collectively known as the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter ...
NASA Lunar Satellite Begins Detailed Mapping of Moon's South Pole
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Sep 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA reported Thursday that its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully completed its testing and calibration phase and entered its mapping orbit of the moon.
Prospecting for Lunar Water
Apr 29, 2005 |
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by Patrick L. Barry The next time you look at the Moon, pause for a moment and let this thought sink in: People have actually walked on the Moon, and right now the wheels are in motion to send people there aga ...
Robot Scout: Fly Me (Safely) to the Moon
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Sep 05, 2008 |
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The first attempt to land humans on the moon -- Apollo 11 -- was a triumph that almost ended in disaster. At just 400 feet from the lunar surface, with only about a minute's worth of fuel remaining, astronauts ...
Back to the Moon: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Project
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Apr 19, 2007 |
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Of the two luminaries that dominate our sky, it is the moon that is of particular interest to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) project. The LRO will travel to the moon in late fall 2008, mapping the ...
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to Help Astronauts Survive in Infinity
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Apr 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Space seems exotic, forbidding, and remote, but imagine trying to survive winter without a heated shelter or warm clothing. Our ancestors developed these technologies because they needed room ...
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