Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Reveals Ice Content in Shackleton Crater
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has returned data that indicate ice may make up as much as 22 percent of the surface material in a…
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LRO Spacecraft Sends First Lunar Images
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has transmitted its first images since reaching lunar orbit June 23. The spacecraft has two cameras — a low resolution…
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March 2008 – Return to the Moon: With a new era of lunar exploration dawning as more probes are launched to try to unlock the Moon’s…
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