Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

[PB666]

I did not see a thread on this orbiter, seems like it had relevant science the group has passed over.

It was mnemonic memory stimulator. 

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/long-running-lunar-mission-reveals-moon%E2%80%99s-surprises

And more important there is supposed to be a mosaic formally published by NASA in mid july in icarus

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission – Six years of science and exploration at the Moon, its 35$, thanks NASA for making publically funded science elitist.

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Since entering lunar orbit on June 23, 2009 the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has made comprehensive measurements of the Moon and its environment. The seven LRO instruments use a variety of primarily remote sensing techniques to obtain a unique set of observations. These measurements provide new information regarding the physical properties of the lunar surface, the lunar environment, and the location of volatiles and other resources. Scientific interpretation of these observations improves our understanding of the geologic history of the Moon, its current state, and what its history can tell us about the evolution of the Solar System. Scientific results from LRO observations overturned existing paradigms and deepened our appreciation of the complex nature of our nearest neighbor. This paper summarizes the capabilities, measurements, and some of the science and exploration results of the first six years of the LRO mission. - Absract - Icarus - The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission – Six years of science and exploration at the Moon , Vol 273, p 2-24.

This is a mountain (impact rebound) ad the center of tycho crater. Good place to dig and build a permanent colony.

 

 

 

[tater]

http://lrostk.gsfc.nasa.gov/preview.cgi

Real time spacecraft visualization on the LRO website.

Main page:

http://lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.html

What's the problem, that they haven't published the mosaic yet?

Data resources (you can even propose target observations):

http://lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov/resources.html

Loads of stuff here.

 

[KSK]

Looks like the Icarus paper is just the formal academic paper with the raw data available as pointed out by tater.

Not sure if this link works for everyone (I work at a university so we have library access to assorted online journals) but give it a go:

http://sservi.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/LRO_Icarus_SpecIssue.pdf

Found through a quick Google search (lunar reconnaissance orbiter six years) and it's a NASA link so presumably they're OK with it being out there.

[fredinno]

3 hours ago, KSK said:

Looks like the Icarus paper is just the formal academic paper with the raw data available as pointed out by tater.

Not sure if this link works for everyone (I work at a university so we have library access to assorted online journals) but give it a go:

http://sservi.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/LRO_Icarus_SpecIssue.pdf

Found through a quick Google search (lunar reconnaissance orbiter six years) and it's a NASA link so presumably they're OK with it being out there.

I wonder if the Lunar Precursor Robotic Program will be revived in the future... a L2 radio telescope would be nice, or a lunar resources prospector.

In any case, how long will LRO last in the future?

[PB666]

4 hours ago, KSK said:

Looks like the Icarus paper is just the formal academic paper with the raw data available as pointed out by tater.

Not sure if this link works for everyone (I work at a university so we have library access to assorted online journals) but give it a go:

http://sservi.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/LRO_Icarus_SpecIssue.pdf

Found through a quick Google search (lunar reconnaissance orbiter six years) and it's a NASA link so presumably they're OK with it being out there.

Hope so, thanks, I particularly like the dating of the craters and the side-by-side before and after impact craters.